Democratic National Convention Day 2: What are voters looking for?

CHICAGO—For the next four days, voters, protestors, agitators, politicians, pundits, national and local media from around the country and the world, and Chicago residents will meet in the center of the city for the Democratic National Convention (DNC). According to local reports, more than 50,000 people will visit the city.& Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta VoiceMany of those visitors have made their way to the United Center, the host site of the DNC, while many others were protesting everything from the war in Gaza, the indoctrination of current United States Vice President Kamala Harris to the top of the Democratic ticket, abortion, and former United States President Donald Trump and all things MAGA. The city’s pre-segregated “free speech zone” was at Park No. 578 on W. Maypole Avenue, a quarter-mile from the United Center. However, Union Park was the more popular site for protests, and a larger park was more suitable for gatherings like protests and concerts.& “Are you planning to vote in the upcoming election?” Nearly every person The Atlanta Voice asked had one answer: “No.”Sheila Williams sat in a wheelchair sheltered under a tent as protesters marched down Washington Boulevard. Pinned on either side of her jacket were...