The Chicago Conspiracy Trial and the Press

Nick Sharman teaches in the Media and Communications program at the University of Melbourne, Australia.  He obtained his PhD from Latrobe University, Australia.  His research focuses on media representations of American politics and protest.

Introduction .- Chapter 1: “My wishes are that a lawyer respect the court”: Initial representation of the trial and the lawyers’ arrest.- Chapter 2: “The Orderly Administration of Justice”: The Chaining and Gagging of defendant Bobby Seale .- Chapter 3: “The Use of Vile and Insulting Language”: The Voice of White Radicals .- Chapter 4: “You are a disgrace sir, I say you are a disgrace, I really say you are a disgrace”: The Voice of Anti-War: Rennie Davis .- Chapter 5: “The Exclusion of Authority”: Ramsey Clark’s Muted Evidence .- Chapter 6: The Summation on the Conclusion of the Chicago Conspiracy Trial.- Chapter 6: The Summation on the Conclusion of the Chicago Conspiracy Trial