1968 Riot Collection

Crowd running from City Hall amidst clouds of tear gas; Fathers Fly and Ed Warner on left-hand side.

Crowd running down sidewalk and street from tear gas down 12th St., across from City Hall; Police officer in the foreground carrying a baton in his hand.

Crowd running on sidewalk from Oak St. on to 12th; Police in the foreground.

Crowd running away from tear gas, up steps. Photo is partially obscured due to tear gas.

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.

Crowd is standing on Grand Boulevard at the Jackson County Courthouse. While a man speaks in the crowd, several people of the press stand around him holding up microphones.

Crowd is standing on Grand Boulevard at the Jackson County Courthouse. An older man in the center of the photo is speaking into a microphone, while another man behind him is a holding a second...

Crowd is standing on Grand Boulevard at the Jackson County Courthouse. In the center of the photo, a man wearing a black jacket and sunglasses is speaking into a microphone and pointing ahead of him.

Crowd standing on Grand Boulevard at the Jackson County Courthouse.

Crowd standing on Grand Boulevard at the Jackson County Courtouhse.

Crowd standing on the sidewalk next to Grand Boulevard at the Jackson County Courthouse; light photo.

Large crowd marching down a narrow street. The far right side of the photo shows a a group of African American men getting into a car.

Crowd marching down width of street, turning right. A few people walk alongside the crowd on the sidewalk. Majority of photo is of the street ahead of crowd, with the crowd itself in the upper portion...

Crowd with raised fists on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse; blurred photo.

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...

Group of people standing on the sidewalk in front of the Jackson County Courthouse on Grand Boulevard. Three men are standing next a parking meter conversing while a woman is standing a few feet away...

Group poses for photo in the street; one member holding a "We Shall Overcome" sign.

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.