The Trial of the Chicago 7

The movie is based on the true incident of October 29, 1969, when Bobby Seale, a co-founder of the Black Panther Party, was gagged and chained to his chair for refusing to obey Judge Julius Hoffman’s contempt citations. Seale was falsely accused of inciting the 1968 Chicago riots, leading to nearly 700 arrests. He interrupted the trial, denouncing the judge as a “racist pig.” Hoffman, a 74-year-old with disdain for the defendants, ordered Seale restrained.