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.

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

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 people in the street outside City Hall. In the center of the groups of people are a line of police officers.

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...

Closer aerial shot of the crowd at City Hall; taken from a high floor in the Police Headquarters. Photo shows crowd gathering at City Hall doors while a row of policemen stand in front of the doors.

Aerial view of the crowd gathering at City Hall; taken from a high floor in the Police Headquarters. Photo shows crowd gathering at City Hall doors while a row of policemen stand in front of the doors...

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

African American man stands behind a parked car next to grassy lot at Parade Park. The man has a moustache, and is wearing a sweater and jacket. He is looking up in front of him. A man is getting into...

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

Black Panther members are joined by a large group of white men and women lined up behind them on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse. Four Black women facing the watching crowd are standing in...

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 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...