Photographs from the collection of Kansas City-based journalist, owner and editor of the Kansas City Call, and crusader of African-American and women's rights. Lucile Bluford was posthumously inducted into the Starr Women's Hall of Fame in 2017
Aerial view of "Black Monday" gathering at Civic Center Plaza in Chicago, IL, 1969. Participants are gathered in a circle around the Picasso statue, with the Cook County and U.S. flags hanging above them., September 22, 1969, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Ground view of "Black Monday" gathering at Civic Center Plaza in Chicago, IL, 1969. An African American man in the center of the photo has is arm raised in a black power gesture; mirroring several others in the crowd., September 22, 1969, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
1940 Chevy Sedan parked at unknown location., 1940, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Unidentified, African American woman sitting on a stool in the corner of a kitchen. The woman is smiling toward the camera while holding a cup., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Professional headshot of Almer L. Story., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., The name "Almer L. Story" is inscribed on the back of the photo.
Composite photo of unknown banquet; Bluford sits at the far right of a table facing the camera in the upper left portion of the photo. Attendees of the banquet are all dressed in suit and tie attire and sit at long banquet tables with folding chairs. The majority of the group is facing the camera and smiling., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
College Campus landscape., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
College football players in a huddle; five players kneel while the rest of the team stands., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Unknown college marching band marching down the down next to a school bus., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
College students marching in parade at unknown location., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
College students sitting on a grassy knoll at unknown location., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Unidentified group of six college students standing on a slope in front buildings. Another group is partially visible to the right of the photo., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
New York: Harlem Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and Congresswoman Shirley Chisolm of Brooklyn give the clenched fist Black Power salute during a parade in Harlem September 21, 1969. It was the first Afro-American parade in a city known for ethnic demonstrations., September 21, 1969, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Description derived from attached note on photograph from New York Bureau.
Crowd gathered for college football game, unknown location. The majority of the photos of the football field, with a line of people standing on the other side of it in the background., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Crowd of students marching on a dirt road, next to a school bus; unknown location., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Five students sitting in a row boat. Two men sit at the front of the boat, and two woman and one man sit near the back., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Group of nine college men posing on steps together., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Group photo; from left to right: Everett P. O'Neal, Protestant Honoree; Mrs. Fred Koenig, Scholarship Committee Chairman; Mr. Lester Milgram, Dinner Chairman; Donald Tindal, Scholarship Recipient; Col. Cliff Warren, Kansas City Missouri Police Department. In the photo, Mr. Milgram shakes hands with Donald Tindall while Mrs. Koenig presents him with a scholarship., Approximately 1950s-1960s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Names of individuals derived from attached note on photograph.
Landscape at unknown location; in the left portion of the photo is a house, and in the right portion of the photo are trees and field., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Lucile Bluford standing in a parking lot in a light blue pantsuit, holding a brown leather purse., 1978, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., An inscription on the back of the photo indicates the year the photo was taken.
Lucile Bluford sitting, facing the camera with her hands crossed in her lap. She is wearing a button-down winter coat., 1946, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Mrs. Beshears standing beside Lucile Bluford. Beshears is wearing a pink and white pantsuit with one of her hands on her hips. Bluford is wearing a blue and white argyle pantsuit, looking toward the ground., August 1978, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., An inscription on the back of the photograph identifies the two women, as well as the month and year the photo was taken.
Unidentified male college students posing on building porch., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Oklahoma City: The Rev. Ralph Abernathy led a march of over four hundred people through the streets of Oklahoma City September 22, 1969 in support of striking sanitation workers. Abernathy described as a myth that it was an "open minded city," despite hundreds of spectators., September 22, 1969, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Description derived from attached note on photograph from New York Bureau.
Spectators at a college football game at unknown location. In the left portion of the photo, football players run across the field. On the other side of the football field, in the background, there is a line of people and buildings., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
State Troopers at Wilmington High School, Wilmington, Delaware: Helmeted state troopers stand ready to move into Wilmington High School with shotguns September 22nd shortly before noon. Police arrested at least fifteen students during a disturbance in the morning, after which over one hundred city, county, and state law enforcers were called to the scene. School was dismissed for the day shortly after 12:00pm., September 22, 1969, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Description derived from attached note on photograph from New York Bureau.
Students sitting in a classroom., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Two unidentified men in suits standing together among a gathering of people. The man on the left of the photo is older, white, and wears glasses. He is looking at the man on the right of the photo who is black and is looking ahead of himself with his hands clasped in front of him., Approximately 1950s-1960s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
