Description
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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Crowd looking toward group of African American men wearing berets
Crowd at Parade Park with their backs to the camera, looking toward a group of African American men wearing berets speaking into a microphone.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-042.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Group of African American men speaking to crowd at Parade Park
Six African American men standing in the back of a pickup truck and speaking to the crowd gathered around them at Parade Park.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-046.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Vandalized window at dry cleaners
Vandalized window of a dry cleaners. In the middle of the window is a large hole with large shards of glass laying along the sidewalk in front of it. Fliers are still in tact on the remaining portion of the window. Clothing and boxes are visible inside; blurred photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-049.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Vandalized window at a dry cleaners
Vandalized window of a dry-cleaners. In the middle of the window is a large hole with large shards of glass laying along the sidewalk in front of it. Fliers are still in tact on the remaining portion of the window. Clothing and boxes are visible inside.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-048.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Raised fist against a cloudy sky
A raised fist against a cloudy sky with bare tree branches on either side.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-047.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Small crowd at John Linville's Standard Oil Station
Small crowd crossing through John Linville's Standard Oil Station on Linwood Blvd. across the street from Central High School. In the right portion of the photo, a person is climbing on top of a bus. The Left of the photo is of a Plymouth car parked along the street.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-051.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Angled view of vandalized window at dry cleaners
Angled view of vandalized window of a dry cleaners. In the middle of the window is a large hole with large shards of glass laying along the sidewalk in front of it. Fliers are still in tact on the remaining portion of the window. Clothing and boxes are visible inside; blurred photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-050.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd crossing through John Linville's Standard Oil Station
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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-052.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd crossing through John Linville's Standard Oil Station
Part of a crowd crossing through John Linville;'s Standard Oil Station on Linwood Blvd. across the street from Central High School.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-053.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Corner shot of Central High School
Corner of Central High School grounds on Linwood Blvd. A man is walking away from the camera down the sidewalk, while the street is full of traffic. Street and sidewalk seem to be wet with rain. Photo is slightly blurred.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-054.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
African American woman holding an umbrella
African American woman holding an umbrella, walking near Central High School, looking over at the camera. She is wearing white pants and a striped shirt.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-055.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Three people standing on a lawn
Three men on a lawn (at least two are African Americans, the third undetermined); blurred photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-056.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crown Drug Store destroyed by fire
Crown Drug Store, destroyed by fire. Debris clutters the street and sidewalk.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-057.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Bruce R. Watkins leads crowd marching on I-70
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, Jackson County Circuit Court Clerk, wearing a suit with his hand raised above his head. To the right of him in the photo is a younger African American woman wearing a dress and sweater. Behind them are several members of the crowd as well as traffic.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-064.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd of people walking past John Linville's Standard Oil Station
Crowd crossing through John Linville's Standard Oil Station on Linwood Blvd. across the street from Central High School. A few people in the crowd in the right portion of the photo have their hands raised and are looking in the direction of the rest of the crowd. Many members of the crowd are looking in the direction of the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-061.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235