The SCLC organized a protest caravan , driven by mule-power , to work its way down to the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach , Florida , in early August . Nixon continued to make rioting a campaign issue , explicitly seeking the votes of suburban whites , " the nonshouters , the nondemonstrators " , by promising increased policing , crackdowns on rioters , and an end to educational integration
Republican National Convention
1968 Republican National Convention
Poor People's Campaign