Civil Rights Movement: "Black Power" Era Images

Civil Rights Movement: "Black Power" Era Images

Jim Crow Restrictions

An editorial cartoon showing an African-American man being pushed into the street by a white businessman. Signs on the establishments behind them show that "Housing," "School," "Public accommodations," and "Job opportunities" are all "Restricted," c. 1963.

KKK for Goldwater

In San Francisco, California, Ku Klux Klan members support Barry Goldwater's campaign for president outside the Republican National Convention on July 12th, 1964.

After the Rochester Riot

The aftermath of rioting in Rochester, New York in July 1964.

The Murder of Viola Liuzzo

A KKK sniper murdered Viola Liuzzo, a white civil rights worker, while she drove marchers home on March 25th, 1965.

A Scene from the Watts Riots

During riots in Watts, California, a man is dragged into a police car while reporters stand by. An original newspaper caption read, "Policemen force a rioter here into a police car during second night in a row of rioting. The rioters, led by a hard core of 300 hoodlums, were controlled by heavily armed police."

Fires in Watts

Buildings burn on Avalon Boulevard in the Watts section of Los Angeles during rioting in August 1965.

The National Guard in Washington, D.C.

A National Guardsman patrols an intersection in Washington, D.C. during rioting in April 1968.

Brando and the Panthers

Actor Marlon Brando and Black Panthers at the funeral for Bobby Hutton, 17, killed by Oakland police during a shootout, April 1968.

Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

In Washington, D.C., a flyer promotes a holiday to honor the anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., April 3rd, 1969.