1968 Riot Collection

Crowd walking along the sidewalk next to the Jackson County Courthouse; one man holding a white Black Panther flag and standing on the steps.

Crowd on the steps of City Hall, with Policemen and National Guard lined up at the door. In the center of the photo, a group of African American men are walking toward the camera, alongside the line...

Crowd on the steps of Police Headquarters on Locust St., across the street from City Hall. The right portion of the photo shows a young African American man leaning against a rail on the steps of...

Close up shot of crowd outside City Hall. A white man is holding up a megaphone in the background of a group of African Americans. In the crowd are several young people facing various directions.

Crowd on Grand Boulevard outside the Jackson County Courthouse, facing toward the camera. Behind the crowd are lines of cars driving down the street.

Crowd raising their fists on Grand Boulevard in front of the Jackson County Courthouse; blurred photo.

Crowd running from tear gas down 12th St., across from City Hall, one person is riding a bicycle; Police in the foreground. Majority of the photo is obscured by tear gas.

Crowd running from tear gas down 12th St., across from City Hall; Police in the foreground, one holding a baton in his hands. In the center of the photo is a child on a bicycle.

Crowd running from tear gas down 12th St., across from City Hall; Police in the foreground. Photo partially obscured by two police officers standing in front of the camera.

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 of people walking across a grassy lot at Parade Park. Behind the crowd are buildings and school buses. In front of the crowd are parked cars in the street.

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.