How does the article describe what was happening in Chicago?

As the democrats gathered in Chicago, that summer,their party and nation were in turmoil.President Lyndon B.Johnson announced that he would seek re-election and an obvious alternative hadn't yet emerged to lead his party.The country was reeling from the assassinations of rev.Martin Luther king Jr.in April and Sen. Robert F.Kennedy on the June night he won the California presidential primary. Many cities were rocked by riots,college campuses were gripped by peaceful protests, and the Vietnam war was rain towards its peak.

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