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The 1968 Riot Collection includes over 200 powerful images of the riots in Kansas City after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Broken basement windows of Holy Name Church
Group of four photographs documenting damage to basement windows at Holy Name Church.
Type: Image
MS-0235
Black Panther members on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse
Black Panther members standing with the crowd on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_slide-075.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd standing on Grand Boulevard at the Jackson County Courthouse
Crowd is standing on Grand Boulevard at the Jackson County Courthouse. In the center of the photo, a man wearing a black jacket and sunglasses is speaking into a microphone and pointing ahead of him.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_slide-076.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd standing on Grand Boulevard at the Jackson County Courthouse
Crowd is standing on Grand Boulevard at the Jackson County Courthouse. An older man in the center of the photo is speaking into a microphone, while another man behind him is a holding a second microphone up to his face.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_slide-077.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd standing on Grand Boulevard at the Jackson County Courthouse
Crowd is standing on Grand Boulevard at the Jackson County Courthouse. While a man speaks in the crowd, several people of the press stand around him holding up microphones.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_slide-078.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police ride motorcycles down the street
Police riding motorcycles down the street toward the rally at the Jackson County Courthouse. A man in an Army uniform walks on the sidewalk toward the rally.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_slide-079.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police car arriving at the Jackson County Courthouse
Photo of a police car arriving at the Jackson County Courthouse; light photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_slide-080.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd standing on sidewalk of Grand Boulevard at the Jackson County Courthouse
Crowd standing on the sidewalk next to Grand Boulevard at the Jackson County Courthouse; light photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_slide-081.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
African American man speaking into microphone at Grand Boulevard
An African American man is standing in the center of the photo wearing a brown suit and speaking into a microphone on Grand Boulevard; partially obscured photo; light photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_slide-082.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
African American man speaking into microphone on Grand Boulevard
An African American man wearing a white polo shirt is speaking into a microphone on Grand Boulevard in the center of the photo; light photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_slide-083.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Person speaks into the microphone on Grand Boulevard
A person wearing a beret man stands in the center of the crowd on Grand Boulevard and speaks into a microphone; light photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_slide-084.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Group of people standing in front of a bar on Grand Boulevard
Group of people standing in front of a bar on Grand Boulevard across the street from the Jackson County Courthouse; light photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_slide-085.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Small group of people walking down Grand Boulevard
Small group of people walking down Grand Boulevard toward the camera; light photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_slide-086.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
African American man holding a sign on Grand Boulevard
An African American man standing on the sidewalk with a sign that reads "KPRS Employees Protest [???] Low Wages" on Grand Boulevard; light photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_slide-087.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Three people sitting on ground next to the Jackson County Courthouse
Three people sitting on the ground outside the Jackson County Courthouse next to a parked car; left portion of photo obscured by light.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_slide-088.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd running up steps from tear gas near City Hall
Crowd running away from tear gas, up steps. Photo is partially obscured due to tear gas.
Type: Image
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd of students marching from Manual High School
Crowd marching from Manual High School, turning from East Truman Rd. onto Paseo Blvd. A man stands next to an officer and is turned toward him, talking in the bottom right corner of the photo. To the right of the man and officer is a second officer looking toward the crowd with his back to the camera. In the upper right portion of the photo is a car with a group of students sitting on top of it. Two other cars are parked on the street with groups of people sitting on them as well.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-001.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd of students marching from Manual High School
Crowd marching from Manual High School, turning from East Truman Rd. onto Paseo Blvd. The group is walking on the left side of the street, with a car in front and three cars behind them. The first three cars have groups of men and women sitting on top of them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-002.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd of students walking down the road
Large crowd of people marching down the right side of the road. Photo is taken up ahead of the crowd, with the majority of the bottom of the photo being the road and grass.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-003.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd walking down narrow street and men getting into car
Large crowd marching down a narrow street. The far right side of the photo shows a a group of African American men getting into a car.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-004.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd walking far up the street
Crowd marching down width of street, turning right. A few people walk alongside the crowd on the sidewalk. Majority of photo is of the street ahead of crowd, with the crowd itself in the upper portion of the photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-005.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Aerial view of crowd at Vine Street and Paseo Blvd
Aerial view of crowd marching down the center of Vine at Flora Ave. and Paseo. Behind the crowd are several cars.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-006.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd at Vine St. and Paseo Blvd looking up at camera
Close-up aerial view of crowd marching down the center of Vine at Flora Ave. and Paseo. A few individuals are looking up at the camera with arms raised in the air.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-007.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Group of protesters holding "We Shall Overcome" sign
Close-up of protesters in the middle of the street posing and smiling; one member holding "We Shall Overcome" sign.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-008.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Group of protesters holding "We Shall Overcome" sign with fists raised
Crowd poses for photo in the street; one member holding "We Shall Overcome" sign. Four people have their arms raised in the air making fists.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-009.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd gathering at City Hall
Crowd beginning to gather by City Hall, walking alongside the building.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-010.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police officers holding billy clubs outside Police Headquarters
A large number of white male police officers lining up on 12th St. by Police Headquarters. Some officers are holding billy clubs.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-011.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Officers outside of police headquarters
White male police officers walking toward camera with police headquarters at 12th and Locust in the background. The first officer is carrying his rifle against his left shoulder and is wearing sunglasses. Behind him are two officers, one with police jacket on and one without, carrying billy clubs. In the background are more police officers.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-012.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd outside City Hall
Close up shot of crowd outside City Hall. A white man is holding up a megaphone in the background of a group of African Americans. In the crowd are several young people facing various directions.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-013.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police outside Lincoln High School
Police outside Lincoln High School; obscured by sun-glare.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-014.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police outside Lincoln High School
Police outside Lincoln High School with part of a car seen in the foreground at the right; obscured by sun-glare.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-015.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police using tear gas on students outside of Lincoln High School
Police using tear gas on students outside of Lincoln High School; clouds of tear gas can be seen against the building; blurred photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-016.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Two policemen walking in front of Lincoln High School
Two white male policemen walking in the street in front of Lincoln High School. Next to them is a red car with a driver inside. Behind them is a stone wall and a grassy hill that is the front yard area of the school. People are seen at various spots on the lawn and in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-017.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Two policemen in gas masks running in front of Lincoln High School
Two white male policeman running down the street outside Lincoln High School. The first policeman is wearing a dark uniform and gas mask. The second policeman is wearing a light shirt and gas mask. Behind the policemen are African American students standing on the grassy hill in front of the school.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-018.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Civilians and policemen standing together in front of Lincoln High School
Group of policemen and civilians standing together in front of Lincoln High School, with a car to their left and two cars behind them; blurred photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-019.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
African American man with two white police officers
An African American man being restrained by two white male police officers. The civilian's wrist is being held down by the first police officer, while his right hand motions toward the camera. The man's facial expression is distressed, and his mouth is parted as though he is speaking. Lincoln High School is seen behind the group.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-020.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Camera shot of Lincoln High School from inside car
Camera shot of front of Lincoln High School from the inside of a car with the car door open. To the right of the photo there is a white male police officer walking toward the school. The front yard of the school is covered in tear gas.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-021.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police in the street in front of a crowd
Police standing in the street. The man on the far right side of the frame is addressing one officer. A crowd of men watch from the lawn of Lincoln High School. The rest of the photo is obscured by sun glare.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-022.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Six African American men standing on Lincoln High School wall with two white police officers
Six African American men (one partially obscured) stand along the stone wall in front of Lincoln High School with two white male police officers standing below them. A man in a suit in the center of the photo has his hands raised and his speaking out to the police officers, who are raising their hands toward the him. One of the men stands to the left of the photo with his hands on his hips, looking down at the officers.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-023.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Group of African Americans standing around a tree in Parade Park
Group of African Americans standing together around a tree, in front of a ball diamond in Parade Park. In the left from the center of the photo is stands a man with his back to the camera next to a motorcycle.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-024.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd of people standing on sidewalk in Parade Park
A crowd of people standing on the sidewalk in Parade Park. To their left are cars parked along the street. Photo is blurred.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-025.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd of people in a parking lot at Parade Park
A crowd congregating in a parking lot across the street from Parade Park. Cars are parked in the street next to them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-026.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd standing in lot across from Parade Park
Crowd of people walking across a grassy lot at Parade Park. Behind the crowd are buildings and school buses. In front of the crowd are parked cars in the street.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-027.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd of people walking in a lot at Parade Park
Crowd of people walking across a grassy lot at Parade Park. In the center of the photo are two African American men walking toward the camera. Behind them are groups of people, building, and school buses. In front of them are parked cars.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-028.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
African American man stands behind car at Parade Park with crowd behind him
African American man stands behind a parked car next to grassy lot at Parade Park. The man has a moustache, and is wearing a sweater and jacket. He is looking up in front of him. A man is getting into the car that sits in front of the man. Behind them are groups of people walking as well as lines of school buses.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-029.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Parked cars and crowd at Parade Park
Parked cars and a crowd outside Parade Park; a man is entering the car to the left of photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-030.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Parked cars and crowd at Parade Park
Parked cars along street outside Parade Park. To the left of the photo are crowds of people behind the parked cars.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-031.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd next to parked cars at Parade Park
Parked cars and a crowd outside Parade Park; blurred photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-032.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd of people standing next to cars and busses at Parade Park
Crowd of African Americans amongst parked cars and school busses outside Parade Park. Some people are sitting in their cars, while others are leaning on cars. The crowd is turned toward the center right of the photo with their backs turned to the camera. School buses and buildings are in the back ground.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-033.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd gathered at Parade Park
Crowd amongst parked cars at Parade Park. The group of people have their backs turned to the camera, facing toward a group of speakers to the right of the photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-034.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Group of African American men standing in back of truck and addressing crowd
Six African American men standing in the back of a pickup truck with one man sitting on the top of the truck and speaking to the crowd (African Americans and whites) at Parade Park.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-035.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Group of African American men standing in back of truck and addressing crowd
Six African American men standing in the back of a pickup truck with one man sitting on the top of the truck and speaking to the crowd at Parade Park.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-036.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Bystanders at the rear of crowd
Group of bystanders at the rear of the crowd at Parade Park. In the center right of the photo, two African American women are smiling toward the camera. The first woman is wearing a long checkered coat and horn-rimmed glasses. The second woman stands partly behind the first, wearing a long spotted coat and large hoop earrings. in front of them stands a young girl with a rain bonnet on, and a man in a hat and coat with his back to the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-037.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Rear of crowd and parked cars at Parade Park
Rear of crowd and parked cars at Parade Park. One woman is looking toward the camera while the rest of the crowd looks toward the speakers.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-038.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Four men standing in back of truck and speaking to crowd
Four African American men standing in the back of a pickup truck with a microphone and speaking to the crowd at Parade Park.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-039.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Group of men standing in back of truck wearing berets
Four men standing in the back of a pickup truck with a microphone and speaking to the crowd at Parade Park. Three of the men are wearing berets.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-040.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd standing around a group of African American speakers in back of truck
Crowd at Parade Park with their backs to the camera, looking toward three African American men standing in the back of a truck with a microphone wearing berets.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-041.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd looking toward group of African American men wearing berets
Crowd at Parade Park with their backs to the camera, looking toward a group of African American men wearing berets speaking into a microphone.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-042.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd looking toward group of African American men wearing berets and speaking into microphone
Crowd at Parade Park with their backs to the camera, looking toward a group of African American men wearing berets speaking into a microphone.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-043.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Five African American men speaking to crowd at Central High School
Five African American men standing in the back of a pickup truck and speaking to the crowd at Parade Park. The man speaking into the microphone is wearing glasses and a suit.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-044.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235