This 1976 Pulitzer-winning photo is from the Boston busing disputes

People often think flag guy is preparing to run the black guy through while another person holds him in place

In fact the situation is flag guy was waving it side to side in black guy’s face, black guy took a startled step back and tripped, and the guy behind caught him and lifted him back up

Further, the situation is that flag guy was there to protest a black member of the school board but didn’t know what he looked like, so when a completely different black guy walked out of the courthouse in professional clothes this guy started waving a flag in his face