1968 Riot Collection

Six African American men standing in the back of a pickup truck and speaking to the crowd gathered around them at Parade Park.

Back of crowd at Parade Park, with a group of three policemen watching from distance, standing next to their motorcycles.

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...

Crowd and police at Parade Park; view from East 17th Terrace and Vine. In center of the photo is a street sign that reads "E 17th Ter". Among the crowd, a group of men stand in the back of a pick up...

Crowd and Police at Parade Park; view from East 17th Terrace and Vine. In the right portion of the photo, a white policeman stands next to his motorcycle. In the center of the photo, three African...

Crowd gathered at Parade Park, in front of a building at 1722 East 17th Terrace (now the Black Archives of Mid-America).

Crowd gathered at Parade Park, in front of a building at 1722 East 17th Terrace (now the Black Archives of Mid-America).

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.

Crowd at Parade Park with their backs to the camera, looking toward a group of African American men wearing berets speaking into a 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.

Crowd and police at Parade Park; view from East 17th Terrace and Vine. In center of the photo is a street sign that reads "E 17th Ter". Among the crowd, a group of men stand in the back of a pick up...

Crowd and police at Parade Park; view from East 17th Terrace and Vine. In center of the photo is a street sign that reads "E 17th Ter". Among the crowd, a group of men stand in the back of a pick up...

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.

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.

Four African American men standing in the back of a pickup truck with a microphone and speaking to the 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.

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.

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.

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.

Crowd at Parade Park, with group of three white policemen watching from distance. In front of the camera, an African American man leans up against a tree, facing the crowd. A local news vehicle is...

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.