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What You Need to Know About ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ Aaron Sorkin’s Netflix film dramatizes the notorious 1969 political trial with many players. Use this guide to understand the people and the issues at stake. From left, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Bobby Seale, Ben Shenkman as the lawyer Leonard Weinglass, Mark Rylance as the lawyer William Kunstler, Eddie Redmayne as Tom Hayden and Alex Sharp as Rennie Davis.  Credit... Niko Tavernise/Netflix Scores of protesters in streets across the country. A looming presidential election. Violent stand-offs between law enforcement and the citizens they had sworn to protect. And, amid the prospects of political and cultural change, a chilling and inescapable backdrop: thousands upon thousands of Americans dead. The summer of 2020 was, by any stretch, a historic one. But for some it’s a season that feels remarkably like the summer of 1968. Instead of President Trump, it was Lyndon B. Johnson, succeeded by Richard M. Nixon. The tragedy tha...