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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 approaching the crowd at John Linville's Standard Oil Station
Police approaching the crowd crossing through John Linville's Standard Oil Station on Linwood Blvd. across the street from Central High School. The right portion of the photo shows part of the crowd running in the opposite direction of the officers.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-060.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Group of African American students riding on top of car
Group of African American students riding in and on a car heading East on 12th St., just past McGee St. A group of young women sit on the hood of the car wearing dresses and jackets, and are looking toward the direction of the camera. Behind them on the car sit a group of young men.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-058.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Large group of African American students sitting on car
Large group of African American students sitting on the hood and trunk of a car, heading north on Vine St. at 24th. Around them are other cars and bystanders along the street and sidewalk.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-059.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd marching west on I-70
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 entering onto the highway.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-062.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd marching west on I-70
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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-063.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Aerial view of steps and front lawn of City Hall
Aerial view of the steps and front lawn of City Hall as the crowd gathers. Groups of people stretch from the street to the City Hall steps.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-065.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Aerial view of crowd gathering at City Hall and the Jackson County Courthouse
Aerial view of the lawn of City Hall, 12th St., and part of the Jackson County Courthouse, as the crowd gathers. A large crowd of people are filling the street.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-066.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
View of the crowd at City Hall from behind the line of police
Close-up of crowd at City Hall from directly behind the line of police. The officers are wearing gas masks. In the center of the photo is an African American man looking toward the right side of the photo. A younger African American teenage boy stands behind the first man looking toward the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-073.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
View of crowd at City Hall
View of crowd gathering at City Hall; taken from across the street. A large group of people stand in front of City Hall's doors, while a smaller group is disbursed in the courtyard area. Onlookers stand across the street with their backs to the camera. A statue of Andrew Jackson is seen at the left of the photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-069.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd gathering at doors of City Hall
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 the courtyard area.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-067.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
View of the crowd at City Hall
View of the crowd gathering at City Hall; taken from across the street. A large group of people stand in front of City Hall's doors, while a smaller group is disbursed in the courtyard area. Onlookers stand across the street with their backs to the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-070.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd gathering at City Hall
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 the courtyard area.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-068.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Aerial view of the crowd at City Hall
Closer aerial shot of the crowd at City Hall; taken from a high floor in the Police Headquarters. Photo shows crowd gathering at City Hall doors while a row of policemen stand in front of the doors.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-072.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Aerial view of the crowd at City Hall
Aerial view of the crowd gathering at City Hall; taken from a high floor in the Police Headquarters. Photo shows crowd gathering at City Hall doors while a row of policemen stand in front of the doors.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-071.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
View of officers in tent at police command post
View of white policemen inside tent at Police Command Post on Linwood and Paseo. In the lower left portion of the photo sits an officer with his profile to the camera. Behind him is another officer sitting in a chair with his back to the camera. In the background of the photo is a group of officers discussing with each other. In the group, the officer to the far left has a phone to his ear. The officer next to him is wearing glasses with his head lowered, looking down toward the table. The third officer is standing over the group, wearing a police hat. The fourth officer is sitting, looking at the rest of the group. Another officer stands at the end of the table, wearing sunglasses with his hand on a walkie- talkie.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-082.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235