Bobby Seale in Chains
A defendant asked for his lawyer, and the judge's answer went into the appeals record.
Listen to this place’s story in Peplos.
How the story begins
In this tower, finished in 1964, a federal judge had Bobby Seale bound and gagged before the jury, on the afternoon of 29 October 1969. The appeals court later recorded why: “in an effort to maintain courtroom decorum.” Seale chaired the Black Panther Party. He was on trial for conspiracy over the protests at the 1968 Democratic convention. What he had asked for was one of two things: the lawyer he had hired, or the right to defend himself.
The rest is in the app. Peplos plays the full story when you reach the place. You can also listen ahead of time.
Visiting
South Dearborn Street in the Loop. It is a working federal court. See the tower from the street and the public plaza.
Sources
- United States v. Seale, 461 F.2d 345 (7th Cir. 1972)
- Chicago Seven, Wikipedia
- Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse, Wikipedia
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 fact check, TheWrap
- A look back at the 1968 convention unrest and the Chicago 7 trial, CBS Chicago
- Bobby Seale, Wikipedia
- Chicago Seven Trial: 1969, Encyclopedia.com
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