Dellinger, One of the Chicago Seven, Dies

[UpInArms]

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-obit-dellinger,0,2940463.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- David Dellinger, one of the Chicago Seven arrested and tried for their part in the violent antiwar protests that broke out during the 1968 Democratic National Convention, has died at 88.

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Dellinger was a pacifist who devoted much of his life to protesting. A member of the Old Left whose first arrest came in the 1930s during a union-organizing protest at Yale, he was a generation older than his Yippie co- defendants in the Chicago Seven case.

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At the Chicago Seven trial in 1969 and 1970, he and four co-defendants -- Jerry Rubin, Abbie Hoffman, Rennie Davis and Tom Hayden -- were convicted of conspiracy to incite a riot at the 1968 convention. Those convictions were overturned by a federal appeals court, which cited errors by U.S. District Judge Julius Hoffman.

He fought for unions in the 1930s despite being called a communist, and walked with civil right leaders in the South in the 1950s and '60s, despite the risk of violence.

As a soldier in World War II he spoke out against the practice of putting blacks in the back of the train ahead of defeated Germans. During a three-year prison term -- one of several stints behind bars -- Dellinger refused to sit in the all-white dining area.

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RIP David Dellinger, you shall be missed.

[madrchsod]

1. a friend of mine had hoffman in 67

as the judge in his trial on his refusal to be drafted.hoffman slept thru most of his trial so the government dropped the case...
dellinger was the "wise old man" back then to us crazy kids..rest in peace dave....

[Maccagirl]

2. Wow-he really walked the walk didn't he?

Well done, Mr. Dellinger. I hope he realized what an impact he had on people's lives. R.I.P.-you certainly deserve it!

3. very sad news

I had the very distinct honor of meeting Dellinger a few times.
He was a true teacher and great man.
I've been wondering about Dellinger's reaction to very recent events and why I hadn't seen his name in the news recently.

4. kick, for one of the founding fathers

of the 20th century peace movement

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

5. May he rest in peace. Not to worry, Dave. We'll soldier on...

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

6. The Chicago Seven and "1968"

A good book, if anyone is interested, on the 1968 Democratic Convention riots, is "Rights in Conflict", which was the report of the Walker Commission that investigated the unrest.

Reports of the antics of the Chicago Seven while on trial was a daily staple of evening news in Chicago, complete with the "artists rendering" of the courtroom scenes.

Dellinger was "old" back then, so Im suprised he was still alive.

So what happened to the rest of the "Seven"?

Jerry Rubin went into the buisness world and became a stockbroker, I think.

Abbie Hoffman went underground, became an environmental activist and later committed suiced.

Tom Hayden had a convential political career in state politics in California.

Dont' know what happened to Rennie Davis.

[papau]

7. RIP David - A life well lived....

:toast:

:-)