Object Details
referenced
King, Jr., Martin Luther
Wilkins, Roy
Fauntroy, Walter
Lewis, John
Randolph, A. Philip
Description
August 28, 1963, was a day of speeches, songs, prayers, and protest on the National Mall. Organized by civil rights activists and supported by labor unions and religious organizations an estimated 250,000 people gathered together to petition for racial equality.
This program lists the speakers and order of events at the Lincoln Memorial on that historic day.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of A. Philip Randolph Institute
Date made
1963
ID Number
PL.321638.02
accession number
321638
catalog number
321638.02
Object Name
flyer
leaflet
program leaflet
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall, closed: 8 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in; 21.59 cm x 13.97 cm
associated place
United States: District of Columbia, National Mall, Lincoln Memorial
United States: District of Columbia
See more items in
Political History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
African American
general subject association
Civil Rights Movement
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1000943