Object Details
Created by
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
Bayard Rustin, American, 1912 - 1987
Cleveland Robinson, Jamaican American, 1914 - 1995
Subject of
Mathew H. Ahmann, American, 1931 - 2001
Eugene Carson Blake, American, 1906 - 1985
James L. Farmer Jr., American, 1920 - 1999
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
John Lewis, American, 1940 - 2020
A. Philip Randolph, American, 1889 - 1979
Walter Reuther, American, 1907 - 1970
Roy Wilkins, American, 1901 - 1981
Whitney Moore Young Jr., American, 1921 - 1971
Isaiah M. Minkoff, Polish American, 1901 - 1983
Description
A flier promoting the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, produced by the march's National Office. The flier consists of a single sheet printed on one side in black ink on off-white paper. The flier begins with the text [An Appeal to You from] followed by a list of the "Big 10" leaders of the march: Mathew Ahmann, Eugene Carson Blake, James Farmer, Martin Luther King, Jr., John Lewis, Isaiah Minkoff, A. Philip Randolph, Walter Reuther, Roy Wilkins, and Whitney Young. The text then continues [to MARCH on / WASHINGTON / WEDNESDAY AUGUST 28, 1963] and lists the reasons for the march as well as the demands [We demand: - Meaningful Civil Rights Laws / Full and Fair Employment / Massive Federal Works Program / Decent Housing / The Right to Vote / Adequate Integrated Education]. Along the bottom is the address for the National Office of the March in New York. At the bottom left is [Cleveland Robinson / Chairman, Administrative Committee] and to the bottom right is [Bayard Rustin / Deputy Director]. The back of the flier is blank.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1963
Object number
2010.45.7
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Type
fliers (printed matter)
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (21 x 14 cm)
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place made
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
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Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Activism
Civil Rights
Local and regional
Political organizations
Politics
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2010.45.7