I WAS THERE: James Alter
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- 2008-08-28
- Description
James Alter was born and raised in Chicago. He described himself as the "political maven" of his family, because his birth family was not very political. His wife held many positions in the local and state Democratic Party and, together, they attended several national Democratic conventions. In 1968, he worked on Senator Eugene McCarthy's staff. Mr. Alter recalls attempting to stop the police from being violent with young people outside of the Co...
- Creator
Alter, James
Bivins, Joy
- Contributing Institution
- Chicago History Museum
- Subjects
- Conrad Hilton Hotel (Chicago, Ill.)
Richard J. Daley Center (Chicago, Ill.)
Democratic National Convention (1968 : Chicago, Ill.)
Oral history (discipline)
Interviews
Riots
Elections
Politics
Peace
Police - Type
- sound
- Format
- Audio file: 35:59 minutes
- Language
- English
- Rights
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- Chicago citation style
- Alter, James, Bivins, Joy. I WAS THERE: James Alter. 2008-08-28. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_oh/id/3. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Alter, James, Bivins, Joy, (2008-08-28) I WAS THERE: James Alter. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_oh/id/3
- MLA citation style
- Alter, James, Bivins, Joy. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_oh/id/3>.