American History

The Sixties was marked of massive unemployment and poverty. The people of America are demanding for economic justice. Americans are calling for social change.
People are caught up in the culture of protest  against poverty, unemployment, racial injustice, and against the Vietnam War. 1968 was described as a tumultuous year for America. Is it because of the rallies, picket, strikes, and sit-ins emerging around America These are the succeeding events that left scar to America.
January 31 The Tet Offensive. During the Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebration, the North Vietnamese troops launched a massive surprise attack throughout South Vietnam. Tet marked a major turning point in every American citizens perception of the war and how it is being fought. The majority of Americans has trouble believing that the war was being won.
March 31 President Lyndon B. Johnsons announced that he will not be a candidate to the presidential race. His popularity kept dropping as the Vietnam War continued.
April 4 Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down. Martin Luther King Jr. has led the civil rights movement with peaceful methods. But his death precipitated a new wave of violence. Soldiers crushed the riots in Washington D.C. and other cities. Hundreds of people were killed or injured.
June 5 Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated after winning the Democratic primary election in California.
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August 26-29  The Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The Democrats were the Party in power. The Vietnam War was the major issue. Protests against the war in Vietnam were aimed at them. Thousands of anti-war demonstrators gathered in the city of Chicago during the political convention. The delegates attending the convention were divided over the Vietnam War and other issues. The debacle in Chicago had three consequences  the prospect for victory was damaged and the democrats were more divided than ever.  The Convention was notable for its bloody riot. Police arrested over 500 demonstrators and injured more than 100 demonstrators. Eight people were indicted for violating the Anti-Riot Act of 1968.
Nov 5 Presidential Election Richard Nixon won.
These events in 1968 were described to be chaotic  riots are everywhere in America, disturbing the peace and order. But these events should be contextualized to the social illness gripping America in 1968. 
What happened in 1968 was a rising social unrest  broader in scope, larger in size and greater in frequency compared to the demonstrations in previous years. Growing public discontent grips the American people.
1968 was the height of social unrest. Millions of Americans sympathized and participated in these protests because they were aware of the social ills in their society, aware of their rights, and critical to the foreign policy of America.  They demanded for economic justice and social change. But their demands was not heard, thousands of American people were harassed, injured, prosecuted and killed fighting for their beliefs and fighting for their rights.