The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Took Place in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963

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Object Details

Photograph by

James H. Wallace, American, 1942 - 2020

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Woman or Women

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963

Description

A digital image of The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which took place in Washington, DC on August 28, 1963. The image depicts a close-up of a crowd of young women dressed in school-like uniforms clapping their hands.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James H Wallace Jr.

Date

August 23, 1963; scanned 2010

Object number

2011.11.31

Restrictions & Rights

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

digital images

digital media - born analog

Medium

digital

Dimensions

H x W: 2827 pixels × 4343 pixels, 35.17 MB

Place depicted

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture 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

Photography

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54c06bba1-d07d-448c-b79c-a069b38e81a9

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.11.31