1968 Riot Collection

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...

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...

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.

Part of a crowd crossing through John Linville;'s Standard Oil Station on Linwood Blvd. across the street from Central High School.

Part of crowd crossing through John Linville's Standard Oil Station on Linwood Blvd. across the street from Central High School. Cars are in the foreground of the photo.

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

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

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 beginning to gather by City Hall, walking alongside the building.

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...

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...

Crowd gathering at the corner of 12th and Oak St., outside City Hall.

Crowd at Parade Park with their backs to the camera, looking toward a group of African American men wearing berets speaking into a microphone.

Crowd at Parade Park with their backs to the camera, looking toward a group of African American men wearing berets speaking into a microphone.

Crowd marching west on I-70 toward camera. Group of young people in the front of the crowd are smiling at each other. Traffic follows behind them in the background.

Crowd marching west on I-70. Members of crowd are walking across the interstate in front of vehicles, and many are congregated in the middle of the highway. The photo displays a Ford truck and a car...