Civil Rights

The 1968 Riot Collection includes over 200 powerful images of the riots in Kansas City after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. 

This collection spans from 1978 to 2012, with the majority of materials concentrated between 1987 and 1991, highlighting the Gay and Lesbian Alliance...

Linda Wilson was long affiliated with Willow Productions, a company that produced a variety of community-oriented music and other entertainment events...

This collection features photographs from the personal archive of African-American police detective, political leader from Kansas City, and trainer of...

This small collection features images of one of Kansas City’s most prominent Black civil rights leaders and longtime editor of The Call newspaper.

Richard W. Bolling was U.S. Congressman from 5th District of Missouri, which covers Kansas City, and served from 1949 to 1983. Photographs in his...

Having been in the broadcasting business for seven decades, Walt Bodine produced a wealth of resources for those researchers interested in the study...

The Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection was donated to LaBudde Special Collections by Clayton's wife, Patricia. The collection, which spans from 1928 to...