Abbie Hoffman

Biography

Abbie Hoffman was a pioneering American political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International Party ("Yippies") and was a member of the Chicago Seven. He remained an icon of the anti-Vietnam war movement and the counterculture era, continuing his activism into the 1970s. After being charged for activities during the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Hoffman's convictions were vacated, allowing him to return to public life. He died by suicide in 1989 at age 52.