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On the morning of August 28, Abbie Hoffman was arrested for writing the word "FUCK" on his forehead.<ref>''[https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/1970/42383-6.html The People v. Hoffman]'', 45 Ill. 2d 221 (1970), 258 N.E.2d 326.</ref><ref name="Linder Account" /> In the afternoon, Dellinger, Seale, Davis, and Hayden addressed thousands of demonstrators at the band shell in Grant Park.<ref name="Linder Account" /> After the rally at the Grant Park bandshell, several thousand protesters attempted to march to the International Amphitheatre,<ref name="Steinberg" /> but were stopped in front of the [[Hilton Chicago|Conrad Hilton Hotel]], where the presidential candidates and campaigns were headquartered, by what David Taylor and Sam Morris of ''[[The Guardian]]'' describe as "a phalanx of National Guard armed with M1 rifles, backed by machine guns and jeeps with cages on top and barbed wire frames in front."<ref name="GuardianPoliceRiot" /> In a sit down protest, the crowd chanted "[[the whole world is watching]]".<ref name="GuardianPoliceRiot" />
Film and videotape reports from "The Battle of Michigan Avenue", described by [[Neil Steinberg]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' as "a 17-minute melee in front of the [[Conrad Hilton]]", was broadcast on television,
[[Paul Cowan (writer)|Paul Cowan]] of ''[[The Village Voice]]'' reports that by Thursday, Tom Hayden was in disguise by Grant Park, Jerry Rubin was in jail, and Rennie Davis was recovering from a beating by the police. After a speech by [[Eugene McCarthy]] in Grant Park that afternoon, a march was joined by delegates and McCarthy supporters but was stopped at 18th Street and Michigan Avenue by the National Guard. Arrests were followed by tear gas and mace, while marchers chanted "[[The whole world is watching]]" and retreated to Grant Park. In the park, demonstrators sang "[[God Bless America]]", "[[This Land Is Your Land]]", and "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]", and waved [[V sign#Vietnam War, victory, and peace|"V" signs]] above their heads, asking soldiers to join in. They never did. [[Phil Ochs]] sang "[[I Ain't Marching Any More (song)|I Ain't Marchin' Any More]]", and demonstrators chanted "join us" softly. Five hours later, police officers raided a party organized by McCarthy workers in the Hilton hotel, and beat them viciously. According to the McCarthy workers, all telephones on their floor had been disconnected a half hour before, and they had no way to call for help.<ref name="Cowan">{{cite news |last=Cowan |first=Paul |title=Moderates, Militants Walk a Bloody Route Together |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2020/06/01/chicago-1968-moderates-militants-walk-a-bloody-route-together/ |work=[[The Village Voice]] |date=September 5, 1968}}</ref>
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