The mayhem (or success) of the 1968 Democratic National Convention, and Abbie Hoffman's arrest for writing a forbidden word on his forehead.
From John Wilcock, New York Years, by Ethan Persoff and Scott Marshall.
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JOHN WILCOCK: The Brutal 1968 DNC and Abbie Hoffman's Illegal Forehead
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