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Lena Rivers Smith standing in front of police line

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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.
Date Published
1968-04-09
Subjects
Civil rights movements
Demonstrations
Journalists
African American women
Police
Police brutality
Men, White
Time Periods
1961-1970
Subjects, Geographic
Kansas City (Mo.)
Notes

April 9, 1968

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Member of
1968 Riot Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-093.tif
Genres
Snapshots
Black & white photographs
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated.
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections at specialcollections@umkc.edu for more information.
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections at specialcollections@umkc.edu for more information.

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