1968 Riot Collection

Black Panther members standing with crowd on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse. Two Black Panther men are wearing black berets and looking toward the camera.

Close-up of crowd (majority African Americans with some white people as well) marching west on I-70. In the center of the photo is Bruce R. Watkins, Jackson County Circuit Court Clerk, wearing a suit...

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...

Close up of crowd outside City Hall, with police officers in the foreground wearing gas masks; Father Ed Warner and Father Fly standing on 12th St. in the center of the photo, with their hands in...

A crowd of African American people gathered outside of City Hall, facing various directions. An unidentified white man is in the background with a megaphone.

Close-up of crowd (African American and white men) standing on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse. The crowd is looking directly ahead of them, toward the right of the photo, while one man is...

Close-up of small crowd marching down the street. Two African American men are riding on hood of car in the left portion of the photo.

Close-up of small crowd marching down the street. A white male priest with black coat and white collar is among them.

Cloud of tear gas filling 12th Street; Policeman in foreground wearing a gas mask with a pistol on his hip and holding a baton in his hand.

Crowd and Black Panthers standing on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse; blurred photo.

Crowd standing on Grand Boulevard at the Jackson County Courthouse. A few members of the crowd are wearing black berets, and one person is holding a white flag that reads "Free Huey".

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 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...

A crowd gathers around an African American man speaking with his hand raised, pointing ahead of him.

Crowd walking alongside City Hall.

Crowd outside City Hall beginning to run from the Police. Some people are running in the opposite direction of the police officers, who are lined up at the end of the street in the left portion of the...

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

Crowd at the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse. One man is holding a white flag that reads "Free Huey". Other members of the crowd are holding signs.

Close-up aerial view of crowd marching down the center of Vine at Flora Ave. and Paseo. A few individuals are looking up at the camera with arms raised in the air.

Crowd gathered on Grand Boulevard. A few individuals in the left portion of the photo are raising their fists.

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 gathered on the steps outside the Jackson County Courthouse. Some individuals are clapping while others raise their fist.

Crowd gathered outside the Jackson County Courthouse on Grand Boulevard. An African American woman in the center of the crowd is holding a microphone and reading from a piece of paper.

Crowd gathering at City Hall; taken from a high floor in the Jackson County Courthouse. The majority of the crowd fills up the space right in front of the doors, while smaller groups linger behind in...