The Chicago Seven: Guilt Debate

Vocabulary flashcards covering the key people, allegations, locations, and evidence associated with the trial of the Chicago Seven from Joshua Diaz's lecture notes.

The Chicago Seven

A group of anti-Vietnam War activists accused of conspiring before the 1968 Democratic National Convention, crossing state lines to incite a riot, and using provocative rhetoric to fuel civil unrest.

1968 Democratic National Convention

The convention before which the Chicago Seven allegedly held coordinated planning sessions across state lines and which the defendants sought to use to trigger unrest.

Provocative rhetoric

Inflammatory language and public statements presented by the government as evidence that the defendants intentionally fueled unrest and rallied supporters.

Undercover police officers and FBI informants

Government figures who infiltrated anti-Vietnam War protest groups to supply testimony and evidence supporting the claim of conspiracy against the Chicago Seven.

John Froines and Lee Weiner

Defendants among the Chicago Seven who faced specific allegations of instructing protesters to manufacture dangerous devices.

Lincoln Park

The location where participants were trained in tactics and where Jerry Rubin warned demonstrators that people would fight and die.

Roughly 10,000 demonstrators

The estimated number of protesters involved in mass clashes with armed forces, cited by prosecutors to demonstrate the defendants' organizational efforts.

Terry Rubin

A defendant cited in eyewitness and undercover trial testimony for openly shouting the inflammatory slogan "Fight the Pigs" during the National Convention.

Jerry Rubin

A member of the Chicago Seven who stated demonstrators should "be prepared to shed blood" and warned that people would "fight and die in Lincoln Park".

"Violent revolution"

The outcome the government emphasized the defendants repeatedly urged their followers to trigger by using the National Convention.

"Smash the city"

A goal stated by the defendants, introduced by Federal attorneys, alongside bringing the U.S. military machinery to a halt.