The
Chicago Seven (originally
Chicago Eight, also
Conspiracy Eight/
Conspiracy Seven) were seven defendants—
Abbie Hoffman,
Jerry Rubin,
David Dellinger,
Tom Hayden,
Rennie Davis,
John Froines, and
Lee Weiner—charged with conspiracy, inciting to
riot, and other charges related to
countercultural protests that took place in
Chicago,
Illinois, on the occasion of the
1968 Democratic National Convention.
Bobby Seale, the eighth man charged, had his trial severed during the proceedings, lowering the number from eight to seven.