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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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Group of officers in tent at police command post
White Policemen inside tent at Police Command Post on Linwood and Paseo. An officer in the left portion of the photo is standing with his side profile to the camera, holding a telephone. Across a clutter-filled table from him are three officers; two of which are sitting at the table, with one standing over the table. One of the officers is looking in the direction of the camera toward another officer with a phone held to his ear. The officer across from his has his back to the camera, holding a cigarette.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-081.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd on steps of City Hall
Crowd on the steps of City Hall, with Policemen and National Guard lined up at the door. In the center of the photo, a group of African American men are walking toward the camera, alongside the line of officers. The first man is wearing a striped shirt with his hands in his pockets, looking at the officers.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-074.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Crowd on the steps of Police Headquarters
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 American man leaning against a rail on the steps of headquarters. Behind him is an African American man and two African American women standing on a large cement planter. The left of the photo shows a man walking up the steps wearing a baseball hat and holding a sweater. Next to him is woman standing on the steps with her arms crossed.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-075.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Officers outside Police Command Post
Policemen sitting at makeshift plywood desks in front of tent at Police Command Post on Linwood and Paseo. The first officer is wearing sunglasses and looking to forward to the right of the photo. The second officer sits obscured in a shadow, with a megaphone hanging above his head. Two officers stand behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-080.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police Command Post parking lot at Linwood and Paseo
Police Command Post at Linwood and Paseo. Photo shows back portion of Police Headquarters building. A row of cars are parked and lined up against the building. The far right portion of the photo shows an American Red Cross truck. Officers are congregated in the far left portion of the photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-079.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police Command Post at Linwood and Paseo
Police Command Post at Linwood and Paseo. The far right and left sides of the photo show police cars lined in a dirt parking lot. Up the driveway, close to the street, officers are congregated together and are standing next to police vans. A tent is set up in the left corner of the photo with offices inside it.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-077.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Officers on telephones at Police Headquarters
Officers and officials (all white men) on telephones, sitting around a large conference table at Police Headquarters. An officer stands in the center of the photo, behind the group of men sitting on telephones. He is looking to his left, while two officers look up in his direction.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-076.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police Command Post at Linwood and Paseo
Police Command Post at Linwood and Paseo. Photo shows the side of the Police Headquarters building. In the center of the photo is a tent, with a section of it open in an entrance. In front of the tent are police cars lined up and parked. A few officers are walking near the tent and cars.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-078.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police standing in line in gas masks, visibly armed with tear gas, batons, and riot guns
Close up of white male police officers standing in line in gas masks, visibly armed with tear gas, batons, and riot guns outside City Hall. The angle of the photo shows the officers' profiles, with the exception of two officers, who are looking directly at the camera. In the left corner of the photo, a man in civilian clothing is standing, holding a gas mask and helmet.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-090.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
White policeman standing outside of looted restaurant
White policeman standing outside looted restaurant on Vine (?) St. , holding a rifle in one hand, with his opposite hand on his belt. Front window of restaurant is broken and open, with objects haphazardly stacked in it. A sign that reads "Ice Cold Beer" hangs at the top and is torn and broken in some places. In the far left portion of the photo a young African American boy is walking on the sidewalk, with his head turned, watching the officer.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-084.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Two police officers standing on opposite sides of street in front of police command post
Two policemen standing on opposite sides of the street outside Police Command Post on Linwood and Paseo. The first officer has his back to the camera, facing across the street toward the second officer, who is looking toward an oncoming car. Behind him are parked cars along the street, and an African American man wearing a coat.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-083.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Policeman lining up in front of City Hall with a crowd on the sidewalk
Aerial view of police beginning to line up on Oak St. outside City Hall; taken from a high floor in the Courthouse. Officers are forming a line in the street, while a crowd gathers on the sidewalks.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-086.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Police officers and civilians standing in street and in sidewalk in front of City Hall
Group of police officers are lining up in the street in the left portion of the photo. Civilians are lining up in the street and on the sidewalks in front of the officers on Oak St. outside City Hall.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-088.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
National Guard marching in two lines down a sidewalk
Aerial view of National Guard marching in two straight lines downtown on a sidewalk.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-085.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235
Large group of police wearing gas masks
Large group of police wearing gas masks with their backs to the camera on 12th St. outside City Hall. In the background of the photo is City Hall with a large group of people standing in front of it. In front of the camera two young white men are walking with their backs turned.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_68-riot_photo-089.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0235