Abbot Howard ′′Abbie′′ Hoffman (November 30, 1936 – April 12, 1989) was an American political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International Party ("Yippies") and was a member of the Chicago Seven. He was also a leading proponent of the Flower Power movement. As a member of the Chicago Seven, Hoffman was charged with and tried for conspiring to use interstate commerce with intent to incite a riot and crossing state lines with the intent to incite a riot under the anti-riot provisions of Title X of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Five of the Chicago Seven defendants, including Hoffman, were convicted of crossing state lines with intent to incite a riot; all of the convictions were vacated after an appeal and the U.S. Department of Justice declined to pursue another trial. Hoffman, along with all of the defendants and their attorneys were also convicted and sentenced for contempt of court by the judge; these convictions were also vacated after an appeal. Hoffman continued his
Abbot Howard "Abbie" Hoffman (30 de noviembre de 1936 – 12 de abril de 1989) fue un activista político y social estadounidense que cofundó el Partido Internacional de la Juventud ("Yippies") y fue miembro del Chicago Seven. También fue un promotor principal del movimiento Flower Power. Como miembro del Chicago Seven, Hoffman fue acusado y intentado por conspirar para utilizar el comercio interestatal con la intención de incitar a una revuelta y cruzar líneas estatales con la intención de incitar a una revuelta bajo las disposiciones anti-revuelta del Título X de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1968.