Object Details
associated institution
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Description
Is freedom from want the right of all Americans? What responsibility does the nation have to provide employment to its citizens? In response to economic crisis, at times the government has enacted massive employment programs. One such program, the Works Progress Administration, employed as many as eight million people during the depression of the 1930s. Federal legislation enacted in 1964 led to the establishment of the Office of Economic Opportunity as part of the “War on Poverty.”
Credit Line
Clara Watkins
associated date
1968
1965
ID Number
PL.279881.3.a
catalog number
279881.3.a
accession number
279881
Object Name
Poster
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
blue (overall color)
red (overall color)
Measurements
overall: 23 1/4 in x 17 in; 59.055 cm x 43.18 cm
See more items in
Political History: Political History
Government, Politics, and Reform
Work
American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
Exhibition
American Democracy
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
general subject association
History, Reform Movements, Black, Civil Rights
used
Protest
general subject association
History, Reform Movements, Economic Protest
related event
Poor People's Campaign
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_541187