In Chicago 1968, the Democratic Party Convention ... by Tom Hayden and the militant Yippies led by Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, which led to violent confrontations with the local authorities.

For a film about one of the most infamous trials in American history, centered around one of the most notorious police riots in American history, Netflix's The Trial of the Chicago 7 goes down easy.

(Later, these meetings will be used as evidence for conspiracy charges.) When the Chicago convention begins, demonstrators are met with brutal police actions; 589 are arrested, 219 injured.