1968 Riot Collection

Black Panther members standing with the crowd on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse. Two men to the left of the photo are raising their fists, while one holds a white flag that reads "Free...

Black Panther memebers with crowd on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse; a man in the center of the photo has his hand raised to his face.

Black Panther members standing with the crowd on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse.

Black Panther members with crowd standing on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse. One man is holding a white flag that reads "Free Huey". Cameramen stand on the steps in the right portion of...

Black Panther members with crowd on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse; dark photo.

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.

Broken basement windows at Holy Name Church; close-up view.

Broken basement windows at Holy Name Church.

Broken basement windows at Holy Name Church; close-up view.

Broken basement windows at Holy Name Church; close-up view.

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...

Camera shot of front of Lincoln High School from the inside of a car with the car door open. To the right of the photo there is a white male police officer walking toward the school. The front yard of...

Camera shot of front of Lincoln High School from the inside of a car with the car door open. To the right of the photo there is a police officer walking toward the school. The front yard of the school...

Group of policemen and civilians standing together in front of Lincoln High School, with a car to their left and two cars behind them; blurred photo.

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.

Corner of Central High School grounds on Linwood Blvd. A man is walking away from the camera down the sidewalk, while the street is full of traffic. Street and sidewalk seem to be wet with rain. Photo...

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 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...