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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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African American man in suit and glasses speaking alongside men in berets
Six African American men standing in the back of a pickup truck and speaking to the crowd gathered around them at Parade Park.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-045.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Group of African American men speaking to crowd at Parade Park
Six African American men standing in the back of a pickup truck and speaking to the crowd gathered around them at Parade Park.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-046.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Raised fist against a cloudy sky
A raised fist against a cloudy sky with bare tree branches on either side.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-047.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Vandalized window at a dry cleaners
Vandalized window of a dry-cleaners. In the middle of the window is a large hole with large shards of glass laying along the sidewalk in front of it. Fliers are still in tact on the remaining portion of the window. Clothing and boxes are visible inside.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-048.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Vandalized window at dry cleaners
Vandalized window of a dry cleaners. In the middle of the window is a large hole with large shards of glass laying along the sidewalk in front of it. Fliers are still in tact on the remaining portion of the window. Clothing and boxes are visible inside; blurred photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-049.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Angled view of vandalized window at dry cleaners
Angled view of vandalized window of a dry cleaners. In the middle of the window is a large hole with large shards of glass laying along the sidewalk in front of it. Fliers are still in tact on the remaining portion of the window. Clothing and boxes are visible inside; blurred photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-050.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Small crowd at John Linville's Standard Oil Station
Small crowd crossing through John Linville's Standard Oil Station on Linwood Blvd. across the street from Central High School. In the right portion of the photo, a person is climbing on top of a bus. The Left of the photo is of a Plymouth car parked along the street.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-051.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd crossing through John Linville's Standard Oil Station
Part of crowd crossing through John Linville's Standard Oil Station on Linwood Blvd. across the street from Central High School. Cars are in the foreground of the photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-052.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd crossing through John Linville's Standard Oil Station
Part of a crowd crossing through John Linville;'s Standard Oil Station on Linwood Blvd. across the street from Central High School.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-053.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Corner shot of Central High School
Corner of Central High School grounds on Linwood Blvd. A man is walking away from the camera down the sidewalk, while the street is full of traffic. Street and sidewalk seem to be wet with rain. Photo is slightly blurred.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-054.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
African American woman holding an umbrella
African American woman holding an umbrella, walking near Central High School, looking over at the camera. She is wearing white pants and a striped shirt.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-055.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Three people standing on a lawn
Three men on a lawn (at least two are African Americans, the third undetermined); blurred photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-056.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crown Drug Store destroyed by fire
Crown Drug Store, destroyed by fire. Debris clutters the street and sidewalk.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-057.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Group of African American students riding on top of car
Group of African American students riding in and on a car heading East on 12th St., just past McGee St. A group of young women sit on the hood of the car wearing dresses and jackets, and are looking toward the direction of the camera. Behind them on the car sit a group of young men.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-058.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Large group of African American students sitting on car
Large group of African American students sitting on the hood and trunk of a car, heading north on Vine St. at 24th. Around them are other cars and bystanders along the street and sidewalk.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-059.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police approaching the crowd at John Linville's Standard Oil Station
Police approaching the crowd crossing through John Linville's Standard Oil Station on Linwood Blvd. across the street from Central High School. The right portion of the photo shows part of the crowd running in the opposite direction of the officers.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-060.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd of people walking past John Linville's Standard Oil Station
Crowd crossing through John Linville's Standard Oil Station on Linwood Blvd. across the street from Central High School. A few people in the crowd in the right portion of the photo have their hands raised and are looking in the direction of the rest of the crowd. Many members of the crowd are looking in the direction of the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-061.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd marching west on I-70
Crowd marching west on I-70. Members of crowd are walking across the interstate in front of vehicles, and many are congregated in the middle of the highway. The photo displays a Ford truck and a car entering onto the highway.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-062.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd marching west on I-70
Crowd marching west on I-70 toward camera. Group of young people in the front of the crowd are smiling at each other. Traffic follows behind them in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-063.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Bruce R. Watkins leads crowd marching on I-70
Close-up of crowd (majority African Americans with some white people as well) marching west on I-70. In the center of the photo is Bruce R. Watkins, Jackson County Circuit Court Clerk, wearing a suit with his hand raised above his head. To the right of him in the photo is a younger African American woman wearing a dress and sweater. Behind them are several members of the crowd as well as traffic.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-064.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Aerial view of steps and front lawn of City Hall
Aerial view of the steps and front lawn of City Hall as the crowd gathers. Groups of people stretch from the street to the City Hall steps.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-065.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Aerial view of crowd gathering at City Hall and the Jackson County Courthouse
Aerial view of the lawn of City Hall, 12th St., and part of the Jackson County Courthouse, as the crowd gathers. A large crowd of people are filling the street.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-066.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd gathering at doors of City Hall
Crowd gathering at City Hall; taken from a high floor in the Jackson County Courthouse. The majority of the crowd fills up the space right in front of the doors, while smaller groups linger behind in the courtyard area.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-067.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd gathering at City Hall
Crowd gathering at City Hall; taken from a high floor in the Jackson County Courthouse. The majority of the crowd fills up the space right in front of the doors, while smaller groups linger behind in the courtyard area.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-068.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
View of crowd at City Hall
View of crowd gathering at City Hall; taken from across the street. A large group of people stand in front of City Hall's doors, while a smaller group is disbursed in the courtyard area. Onlookers stand across the street with their backs to the camera. A statue of Andrew Jackson is seen at the left of the photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-069.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
View of the crowd at City Hall
View of the crowd gathering at City Hall; taken from across the street. A large group of people stand in front of City Hall's doors, while a smaller group is disbursed in the courtyard area. Onlookers stand across the street with their backs to the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-070.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Aerial view of the crowd at City Hall
Aerial view of the crowd gathering at City Hall; taken from a high floor in the Police Headquarters. Photo shows crowd gathering at City Hall doors while a row of policemen stand in front of the doors.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-071.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Aerial view of the crowd at City Hall
Closer aerial shot of the crowd at City Hall; taken from a high floor in the Police Headquarters. Photo shows crowd gathering at City Hall doors while a row of policemen stand in front of the doors.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-072.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
View of the crowd at City Hall from behind the line of police
Close-up of crowd at City Hall from directly behind the line of police. The officers are wearing gas masks. In the center of the photo is an African American man looking toward the right side of the photo. A younger African American teenage boy stands behind the first man looking toward the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-073.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd on steps of City Hall
Crowd on the steps of City Hall, with Policemen and National Guard lined up at the door. In the center of the photo, a group of African American men are walking toward the camera, alongside the line of officers. The first man is wearing a striped shirt with his hands in his pockets, looking at the officers.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-074.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd on the steps of Police Headquarters
Crowd on the steps of Police Headquarters on Locust St., across the street from City Hall. The right portion of the photo shows a young African American man leaning against a rail on the steps of headquarters. Behind him is an African American man and two African American women standing on a large cement planter. The left of the photo shows a man walking up the steps wearing a baseball hat and holding a sweater. Next to him is woman standing on the steps with her arms crossed.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-075.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Officers on telephones at Police Headquarters
Officers and officials (all white men) on telephones, sitting around a large conference table at Police Headquarters. An officer stands in the center of the photo, behind the group of men sitting on telephones. He is looking to his left, while two officers look up in his direction.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-076.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police Command Post at Linwood and Paseo
Police Command Post at Linwood and Paseo. The far right and left sides of the photo show police cars lined in a dirt parking lot. Up the driveway, close to the street, officers are congregated together and are standing next to police vans. A tent is set up in the left corner of the photo with offices inside it.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-077.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police Command Post at Linwood and Paseo
Police Command Post at Linwood and Paseo. Photo shows the side of the Police Headquarters building. In the center of the photo is a tent, with a section of it open in an entrance. In front of the tent are police cars lined up and parked. A few officers are walking near the tent and cars.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-078.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police Command Post parking lot at Linwood and Paseo
Police Command Post at Linwood and Paseo. Photo shows back portion of Police Headquarters building. A row of cars are parked and lined up against the building. The far right portion of the photo shows an American Red Cross truck. Officers are congregated in the far left portion of the photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-079.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Officers outside Police Command Post
Policemen sitting at makeshift plywood desks in front of tent at Police Command Post on Linwood and Paseo. The first officer is wearing sunglasses and looking to forward to the right of the photo. The second officer sits obscured in a shadow, with a megaphone hanging above his head. Two officers stand behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-080.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Group of officers in tent at police command post
White Policemen inside tent at Police Command Post on Linwood and Paseo. An officer in the left portion of the photo is standing with his side profile to the camera, holding a telephone. Across a clutter-filled table from him are three officers; two of which are sitting at the table, with one standing over the table. One of the officers is looking in the direction of the camera toward another officer with a phone held to his ear. The officer across from his has his back to the camera, holding a cigarette.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-081.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
View of officers in tent at police command post
View of white policemen inside tent at Police Command Post on Linwood and Paseo. In the lower left portion of the photo sits an officer with his profile to the camera. Behind him is another officer sitting in a chair with his back to the camera. In the background of the photo is a group of officers discussing with each other. In the group, the officer to the far left has a phone to his ear. The officer next to him is wearing glasses with his head lowered, looking down toward the table. The third officer is standing over the group, wearing a police hat. The fourth officer is sitting, looking at the rest of the group. Another officer stands at the end of the table, wearing sunglasses with his hand on a walkie- talkie.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-082.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Two police officers standing on opposite sides of street in front of police command post
Two policemen standing on opposite sides of the street outside Police Command Post on Linwood and Paseo. The first officer has his back to the camera, facing across the street toward the second officer, who is looking toward an oncoming car. Behind him are parked cars along the street, and an African American man wearing a coat.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-083.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
White policeman standing outside of looted restaurant
White policeman standing outside looted restaurant on Vine (?) St. , holding a rifle in one hand, with his opposite hand on his belt. Front window of restaurant is broken and open, with objects haphazardly stacked in it. A sign that reads "Ice Cold Beer" hangs at the top and is torn and broken in some places. In the far left portion of the photo a young African American boy is walking on the sidewalk, with his head turned, watching the officer.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-084.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
National Guard marching in two lines down a sidewalk
Aerial view of National Guard marching in two straight lines downtown on a sidewalk.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-085.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Policeman lining up in front of City Hall with a crowd on the sidewalk
Aerial view of police beginning to line up on Oak St. outside City Hall; taken from a high floor in the Courthouse. Officers are forming a line in the street, while a crowd gathers on the sidewalks.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-086.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police officers and a crowd of people in front of City Hall
Group of police officers lining up on Oak St. outside City Hall. A crowd has gathered on sidewalks and in the street in front of the officers. Bottom of photo is dark with shadows.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-087.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police officers and civilians standing in street and in sidewalk in front of City Hall
Group of police officers are lining up in the street in the left portion of the photo. Civilians are lining up in the street and on the sidewalks in front of the officers on Oak St. outside City Hall.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-088.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Large group of police wearing gas masks
Large group of police wearing gas masks with their backs to the camera on 12th St. outside City Hall. In the background of the photo is City Hall with a large group of people standing in front of it. In front of the camera two young white men are walking with their backs turned.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-089.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police standing in line in gas masks, visibly armed with tear gas, batons, and riot guns
Close up of white male police officers standing in line in gas masks, visibly armed with tear gas, batons, and riot guns outside City Hall. The angle of the photo shows the officers' profiles, with the exception of two officers, who are looking directly at the camera. In the left corner of the photo, a man in civilian clothing is standing, holding a gas mask and helmet.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-090.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Lena Rivers Smith walks in front of a line of police officers outside City Hall
Line of police officers wearing gas masks and armed with tear gas, batons, and riot guns outside City Hall. Behind them is a group of African Americans standing next to a city bus. In the background is a sign that reads "Pepsi" and "The Diner." Lena Rivers Smith, journalist and on-air reporter, is holding a coat and walking in front of the line of police officers.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-091.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Lena Rivers Smith approaches officers outside City Hall
Close up of line of white male police officers with gas masks armed with tear gas, batons, and riot guns outside City Hall. One officer in the middle of the line is holding his helmet and gas mask, looking down at it. Next to him is another officer holding a rifle. The majority of the officers in the line are looking toward journalist Lena Rivers Smith, wearing a dress and holding a coat, who is approaching them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-092.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Lena Rivers Smith standing in front of police line
Lena Rivers Smith, a journalist and on-air reporter, is standing in front of a line of police officers wearing gas masks and armed with tear gas, batons, and riot guns. She is wearing a dress, headscarf, and glasses while holding a coat and purse. She is walking toward the camera with her left hand raised and pointing toward the officers.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-093.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police line in front of City Hall
Line of police officers standing directly in front of City Hall holding truncheons. In front of the line of officers is a group of young African American people.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-094.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police with gas masks armed with tear gas, batons, and riot guns outside City Hall
Group of white male police officers standing in a line on the street outside City Hall. All of the officers are wearing gas masks and are armed with tear gas, batons, and riot guns.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-095.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police with gas masks and armed with tear gas, batons, and riot guns outside City Hall
Line of Police standing in the street outside City Hall. Some of the officers are wearing gas masks and armed with tear gas, batons, and riot guns, while some are wearing helmets and are holding gas masks. A large group of civilians stand behind the officers. Most members of the police line and the group behind them are looking to the right of the photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-096.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Large group of officers gathered next to Police Headquarters
Large group of police gathered on 12th St. and Locust, next to Police Headquarters. Many officers have their backs to the camera, and have their arms raised, making numerical gestures with their hands. The group closest to the camera are holding their hands up in a number four gesture, while officers in front of them are holding up their hands in number one and three gestures.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-097.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police standing in single file lines
Police are standing in single file lines on the street corner of 12th and Oak St., outside City Hall, facing forward. Groups of people a ways down the street are walking up toward the officers. Bystanders are on the sidewalks of both streets, watching the officers.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-098.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Rear view of officers and group of civilians in front of City Hall
Backside view of armed police officers standing on the street outside City Hall. A line of officers stand in the intersection, while sporadic groups of officers stand behind them. In front of them is a grassy hill in that lies in front of City Hall where black and white civilians are standing.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-099.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd gathering at Oak street
Crowd gathering at the corner of 12th and Oak St., outside City Hall.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-100.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police and crowd outside City Hall
Police and crowd at the corner of 12th and Oak St., outside City Hall. The majority of the policemen are standing in the street, with a few on motocycles, while the rest of the crowd stands on the sidewalk. In the center of the photo is the American Flag.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-101.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police form a blockade behind protestors at City Hall
Police form a blockade behind the protestors outside City Hall. Line of policeman stand in the back of the crowd, while the rest of the crowd move toward City Hall.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-102.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Side view of police blockade behind the crowd at City Hall
Side view of police blockade behind the crowd outside City Hall, moving from the left o the right of the photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-103.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Aerial view of people in street at City Hall
Aerial view of people in the street outside City Hall. In the center of the groups of people are a line of police officers.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-104.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235