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FBI unamused as female activists in pointy hats cast witty spells at ‘hexes’

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The Women's International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell, or W.I.T.C.H., chants "justice is dead" outside the Federal Building on Sept. 24, 1969, to protest the conspiracy trial for the Chicago Eight, later the Chicago Seven after Bobby Seale's mistrial. (Michael Budrys/Chicago Tribune)
The Women’s International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell, or W.I.T.C.H., chants “justice is dead” outside the Federal Building on Sept. 24, 1969, to protest the conspiracy trial for the Chicago Eight, later the Chicago Seven after Bobby Seale’s mistrial. (Michael Budrys/Chicago Tribune)
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W.I.T.C.H., or the Women’s International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell, staged satirical protests around Chicago in 1969 and 1970.
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