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Eight Forty-Eight Looks Back at the '68 DNC
Eight Forty-Eight Looks Back at the '68 DNC
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The 1968 DNC was held at the International Ampitheatre in Chicago. John McDonough.
Eight Forty-Eight
profiles a journalist who was in the mix of protests during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Temple University history professor David Farber navigates the historic event, and listeners share their memories.
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