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In reply to the discussion: Hundreds Arrested: Students Across U.S. Protest for Palestine as Campus Crackdown Intensifies [View all]I was there. There was a music festival and peace rally in Grant Park during the day but the mayor would not give a permit allowing people to stay in the park after 10pm. At 10pm the police moved in and drove thousands of people out of the park into the streets. Everything was peaceful up until then. The police used Billy clubs then the protesters started fighting back chanting The whole world is watching. When the National Guard showed up I left.
In retrospect, Im surprised no one was killed. I was 19 at the time and against the Vietnam War, but never supported violence. If the mayor had just granted the permit who knows how things would have played out. A few months later I moved to Berkeley and saw the Peoples Park riots. The 60s were a troubled time with assassinations, an unpopular war, a civil rights movement all playing out at once. Necessary change came with a price.
I just hope this doesnt get worse. The consequences wont be pleasant for anyone if Trump is elected.