- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- March on Washington
- Creator:
- Rowe, Abbie
Marion S. Trikosko - Date of Original:
- 1963
- Subject:
- Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.)
African Americans--Civil rights
African American men--Washington (D.C.)
African American women--Washington (D.C.)
Civil rights--United States
Civil rights workers--Washington (D.C.)
Women civil rights workers--Washington (D.C.)
African American women civil rights workers--Washington (D.C.)
African American civil rights workers--Washington (D.C.)
Signs and signboards--Washington (D.C.)
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., 1963 - Location:
- United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- In August 1963 the civil rights movement staged its largest gathering ever, with as many as 250,000 participants at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in Washington, D.C.
Photograph of a group of Americans demonstrating during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in August 1963. Many hold signs decrying segregation and police brutality. The demonstrators in the front hold hands and lead the marchers through the street. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/martin-luther-king-jr-1929-1968/m-2789/
- Digital Object URL:
- https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2013647401/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of the National Park Service
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/martin-luther-king-jr-1929-1968
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, Photograph by Marion S. Trikosko - Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
-
March on Washington
