Lee Weiner of the Chicago 8

Published: Nov. 11, 2020, 6:43 a.m.

Malik Jackson interviews Lee Weiner about his memoir Conspiracy to Riot: The Life and Times of One of the Chicago Seven. Weiner discusses his life of activism beyond the famous trial where he and seven other organizers were targeted and tried for conspiracy in federal court for their role in the demonstrations at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Interview by Malik Jackson for South Side Weekly. Photo provided.