55 American History Photos And The Incredible True Stories Behind Them

This Pulitzer Prize-winning photo, "The Soiling of Old Glory," was taken in 1976 during an anti-busing protest in front of Boston City Hall.

It depicts an angry protester, Joseph Rakes, wielding an American flag. Rakes seems ready to impale lawyer Ted Landsmark, who was just passing through on his way to a meeting when he got caught up in the protests.