Chaos: How One Chicago Cop Survived the Riots of 1968

Posted on August 12, 2009
Chaos: How One Chicago Cop Survived the Riots of 1968

1968 saw the assassination of Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. In Chicago 1968 was the year of The Democratic Convention. Officer Wayne Wiberg was there and he gives us the rare perspective of a policeman in the middle of a “police riot.”

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Photo by: Oscar Arriola

2 Responses to “Chaos: How One Chicago Cop Survived the Riots of 1968”

  1. Josh
    Aug 20, 2009
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    This is northing like the perspective I am used to.


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