Object Details
Photograph by
Aaron Stanley Tretick, American, 1921 - 1999
Subject of
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
Eugene Carson Blake, American, 1906 - 1985
Dr. Joachim Prinz, German American, 1902 - 1988
Whitney Moore Young Jr., American, 1921 - 1971
Roy Wilkins, American, 1901 - 1981
Walter Reuther, American, 1907 - 1970
A. Philip Randolph, American, 1889 - 1979
Unidentified Man or Men
AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955
Asbury United Methodist Church, American, founded 1836
Description
A black and white image of the March organizers during the March on Washington, standing as a line in front of other marchers.
The image depicts a line of men standing together, many clasping hands, in front of a crowd of marchers holding signs. From left to right, the men in front are: Floyd MicKissick, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Eugene Carson Blake, Cleveland Robinson (his face is turned away from the camera), Rabbi Joachim Prinz, an unidentified man, Whitney Young, Roy Wilkins, Walter Reuther, A. Philip Randolph and two unidentified men. All the men wear dark suits with white shirts and dark neckties except for Blake, who wears a clerical collar, and the unidentified man between Prinz and Young, who wears a bowtie. Most of the men also wear white and black March on Washington buttons. Behind the men, signs held aloft read [I.U.E. / AFL-CIO / FOR / FULL EMPLOYMENT], [WE / MARCH / FOR / JOBS / FOR ALL / NOW!], [WE / MARCH / FOR / INTEGRATED / SCHOOLS / NOW!], [WE / MARCH / FOR / FIRST CLASS / CITIZENSHIP / NOW!] AND [INDUSTRIAL / UNION DEPT. / AFL-CIO / SUPPORTS / MARCH FOR / FREEDOM / & JOBS]. They stand on pavement and trees are in the background.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kitty Kelley and the Estate of Stanley Tretick
Date
August 28, 1963
Object number
2016.157.31
Restrictions & Rights
© Smithsonian Institution
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
digital images
digital media - born analog
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 2054 pixels × 3116 pixels
File size: 18.35 MB
Place captured
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title
Stanley Tretick Photography Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Activism
Civil Rights
Freedom
Judaism
Labor
Local and regional
Men
Photography
Segregation
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2016.157.31