1968 Riot Collection

Aerial view of crowd running from City Hall amidst clouds of tear gas.

Aerial view of 12th Street with crowd mostly dispersed and tear gas filling the street where two police cars are stopped.

Aerial view of crowd marching down the center of Vine at Flora Ave. and Paseo. Behind the crowd are several cars.

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.

Aerial view of crowd marching down the center of Vine Street at Flora Avenue and Paseo Boulevard. Behind the crowd are several cars.

Aerial view of crowd running from City Hall amidst clouds of tear gas; photo is dark.

Aerial view of crowd running from City Hall amidst clouds of tear gas.

Aerial view of crowd running from City Hall amidst clouds of tear gas, with a police blockade in the upper left portion of the photo.

Aerial view of Kansas City.

Aerial view of Kansas City.

Aerial view of Kansas City; Corwin Company at 12th and Charlotte, looking east.

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.

Aerial view of crowd running from tear gas down 12th St., across from City Hall; taken from a high floor in Police Headquarters. Police cars are parked in the street while groups of people run past...

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