Book, The Day They Marched

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Object Details

depicted

King, Jr., Martin Luther

Wilkins, Roy

Fauntroy, Walter

Lewis, John

Randolph, A. Philip

Description

Published soon after the August, 1963 "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom," this book captures the spirit and unity of the organizers and participants of what was the largest civil rights demonstration in our nation's history up to that time.

Credit Line

Transfer from Smithsonian Libraries

date made

1963

ID Number

1989.0603.09

catalog number

1989.0603.09

accession number

1989.0603

Object Name

pamphlet

magazine

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

multi-color (overall color)

Measurements

average spatial: 11 in x 8 1/2 in; 27.94 cm x 21.59 cm

occurred

United States: District of Columbia, Washington

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Political History: Political History, General History Collection

Government, Politics, and Reform

Data Source

National Museum of American History

commemorated

Civil Rights Movement

related event

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0a92-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1061657