An Animated Take On The 'Chicago 10'

Fresh Air

Published August 22, 2008 at 11:14 AM EDT

Brett Morgan's film, Chicago 10, uses a combination of archival footage, animation and music to tell the story of eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

This story was originally broadcast on Feb. 27, 2008.

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