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Native Americans celebrating the first Thanksgiving in Alcatraz's recreation yard, 1969.

“Indian Land” painted entrance, c. 1970

A document containing a list of complaints arguing against nonsegregated schools in the district of Kansas.

In this milestone decision, the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. It signaled the end of legalized racial segregation in the schools of the United States, overruling the…

Uncle Sam lays sprawled on the sidewalk in front of a burning storefront called "America." Further down the street gathers a group labeled "mob violence." Several other buildings in the scene are on fire, evoking imagery from the 1992 Los Angeles…

A group of people clean up debris in front of Tom's Liquor at 1355 West Florence Ave., a flash point of the 1992 Los Angeles rebellion after the Rodney King verdict.

Photograph of two small children sitting on a bench in the hospital garden at Manzanar incarceration camp.
The collection was donated by Ralph "Pete" Merritt, Jr. and Patricia Merritt. It is comprised of photographs from an album created by L.…

Statistics on number and ages of children in the Manzanar Children's Village

The remnants of Graf's Camera, located at 4129 Beverly Blvd., as seen after it burned down during the 1992 riots.

On-the-ground raw footage and interviews taken in Koreatown four days after the LA Riots. Includes interviews of passerby, and Ruben Martinez, Emmy-award winning journalist. Footage documents Angelenos' feelings and perspectives about the LA Riots…