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African American man in suit and glasses speaking alongside men in berets

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

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

African American man speaking into microphone at Grand Boulevard

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An African American man is standing in the center of the photo wearing a brown suit and speaking into a microphone on Grand Boulevard; partially...

Date Published
May-01-1969
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

African American man speaking into microphone on Grand Boulevard

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An African American man wearing a white polo shirt is speaking into a microphone on Grand Boulevard in the center of the photo; light photo.

Date Published
May-01-1969
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Black Panther members and others with crowd in front of the Jackson County Courthouse

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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...

Date Published
May-01-1969
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Bruce R. Watkins leads crowd marching on I-70

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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...

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Bystanders at the rear of crowd

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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...

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Close-up of crowd at City Hall

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

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Close-up of small crowd marching down the street

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

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Crowd gathered at Parade Park

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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...

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Crowd gathered outside the Jackson County Courthouse

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

Date Published
May-01-1969
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Crowd looking toward group of African American men wearing berets

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

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Crowd looking toward group of African American men wearing berets and speaking into microphone

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

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Crowd on the steps of Police Headquarters

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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...

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Crowd outside City Hall

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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...

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Crowd standing around a group of African American speakers in back of truck

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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...

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Crowd standing on Grand Boulevard at the Jackson County Courthouse

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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...

Date Published
May-01-1969
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Five African American men speaking to crowd at Central High School

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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...

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Five Black Panther leaders on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse

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Five Black Panther Party members on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse. The men are wearing black berets, black jackets, and have their fists...

Date Published
May-01-1969
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Four men standing in back of truck and speaking to crowd

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Four African American men standing in the back of a pickup truck with a microphone and speaking to the crowd at Parade Park.

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Group of African American men speaking to crowd at Parade Park

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

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Group of African American men standing in back of truck and addressing crowd

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Six African American men standing in the back of a pickup truck with one man sitting on the top of the truck and speaking to the crowd at Parade Park.

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Group of African American men standing in back of truck and addressing crowd

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Six African American men standing in the back of a pickup truck with one man sitting on the top of the truck and speaking to the crowd (African...

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Group of men standing in back of truck wearing berets

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Four men standing in the back of a pickup truck with a microphone and speaking to the crowd at Parade Park. Three of the men are wearing berets.

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Lena Rivers Smith approaches officers outside City Hall

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Close up of line of white male police officers with gas masks armed with tear gas, batons, and riot guns outside City Hall. One officer in the middle...

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

Lena Rivers Smith standing in front of police line

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Lena Rivers Smith, a journalist and on-air reporter, is standing in front of a line of police officers wearing gas masks and armed with tear gas...

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

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Member of

  • 1968 Riot Collection (28)

Types

  • photographs (28)

Genres

  • Snapshots (28)
  • Black & white photographs (20)
  • Color photographs (8)
  • Slides (8)
  • Transparencies (8)

Time Periods

  • 1961-1970 (28)

Subjects

  • Civil rights movements (28)
  • African American men (26)
  • Crowds (22)
  • Men, White (20)
  • Police (5)
  • Women, White (5)
  • Journalists (3)
  • Police brutality (3)
  • African American children (2)
  • Girls (2)
  • African American teenage boys (1)
  • Civil rights demonstrations (1)
  • Clergy (1)
  • Roads (1)
  • Students (1)
  • (-) African American women (28)
  • (-) Demonstrations (28)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (28)
  • Parade Park (13)
  • Grand Boulevard (2)
  • Interstate 70 (1)
  • Locust Street (1)

Subjects, People

  • Rivers Smith, Lena (3)
  • Watkins, Bruce R. (Bruce Riley), 1924-1980 (1)

Date Published

  • 1968-04-09 (22)
  • 1969-05-01 (6)

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