Examines the 1920 trial of eight Chicago White Sox baseball players accused of conspiracy to commit an illegal act when they allegedly took money from gangsters to lose the 1919 World Series.
Discusses the trial of Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, David Dellinger, John Froines, and Lee Weiner for activities during the Democratic National Convention of 1968.
Explores a dark incident in American history and illustrates that the rights of working people that we take for granted today did not come without effort. It also explains how biased judges, juries and the public can result in an unfair trial.