1968 Riot Collection

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...

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...

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.

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...

Close-up of protesters in the middle of the street posing and smiling; one member holding "We Shall Overcome" sign.

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.

Large crowd running away from police officers and tear gas outside City Hall. In the foreground a man is standing with his hands in his pockets watching the oncoming crowd. Tear gas can be seen in the...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Unidentified African American man running down 12th Street in a cloud of tear gas.

Aerial view of National Guard marching in two straight lines downtown on a sidewalk.

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...

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...

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...

Parked cars along street outside Parade Park. To the left of the photo are crowds of people behind the parked cars.

Parked cars and a crowd outside Parade Park; a man is entering the car to the left of photo.

A group of people run from a cloud of tear gas at the corner of 12th and Grand. One man runs through the gas. Cars are in the street on the other side of the cloud. A police officer wearing a gas mask...

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...

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...

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...

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...