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The 1968 Riot Collection includes over 200 powerful images of the riots in Kansas City after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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1968 Riot Collection
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Police outside Lincoln High School
Police outside Lincoln High School with part of a car seen in the foreground at the right; obscured by sun-glare.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-015.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd gathering at City Hall
Crowd beginning to gather by City Hall, walking alongside the building.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-010.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police outside Lincoln High School
Police outside Lincoln High School; obscured by sun-glare.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-014.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Six African American men standing on Lincoln High School wall with two white police officers
Six African American men (one partially obscured) stand along the stone wall in front of Lincoln High School with two white male police officers standing below them. A man in a suit in the center of the photo has his hands raised and his speaking out to the police officers, who are raising their hands toward the him. One of the men stands to the left of the photo with his hands on his hips, looking down at the officers.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-023.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Two policemen in gas masks running in front of Lincoln High School
Two white male policeman running down the street outside Lincoln High School. The first policeman is wearing a dark uniform and gas mask. The second policeman is wearing a light shirt and gas mask. Behind the policemen are African American students standing on the grassy hill in front of the school.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-018.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
African American man with two white police officers
An African American man being restrained by two white male police officers. The civilian's wrist is being held down by the first police officer, while his right hand motions toward the camera. The man's facial expression is distressed, and his mouth is parted as though he is speaking. Lincoln High School is seen behind the group.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-020.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Group of African Americans standing around a tree in Parade Park
Group of African Americans standing together around a tree, in front of a ball diamond in Parade Park. In the left from the center of the photo is stands a man with his back to the camera next to a motorcycle.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-024.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Civilians and policemen standing together in front of Lincoln High School
Group of policemen and civilians standing together in front of Lincoln High School, with a car to their left and two cars behind them; blurred photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-019.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police in the street in front of a crowd
Police standing in the street. The man on the far right side of the frame is addressing one officer. A crowd of men watch from the lawn of Lincoln High School. The rest of the photo is obscured by sun glare.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-022.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Camera shot of Lincoln High School from inside car
Camera shot of front of Lincoln High School from the inside of a car with the car door open. To the right of the photo there is a white male police officer walking toward the school. The front yard of the school is covered in tear gas.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-021.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd of people standing on sidewalk in Parade Park
A crowd of people standing on the sidewalk in Parade Park. To their left are cars parked along the street. Photo is blurred.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-025.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
African American man stands behind car at Parade Park with crowd behind him
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 the car that sits in front of the man. Behind them are groups of people walking as well as lines of school buses.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-029.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd of people standing next to cars and busses at Parade Park
Crowd of African Americans amongst parked cars and school busses outside Parade Park. Some people are sitting in their cars, while others are leaning on cars. The crowd is turned toward the center right of the photo with their backs turned to the camera. School buses and buildings are in the back ground.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-033.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd of people walking in a lot at Parade Park
Crowd of people walking across a grassy lot at Parade Park. In the center of the photo are two African American men walking toward the camera. Behind them are groups of people, building, and school buses. In front of them are parked cars.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-028.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd standing in lot across from Parade Park
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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-027.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235