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Photograph of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Robert G. Sherer Jr.
Amistad Research Center
New Orleans, United States
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place in Washington, DC, on August 28, 1963. Organized by leaders of various civil rights organizations, including CORE, NAACP, SNCC, SCLC, and the National Urban League, the day featured speeches by John Lewis, Whitney M. Young Jr., Eugene Carson Blake, Rabbi Joachim Prinz, Mathew Ahmann, and others. It was at this march where Dr. King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. This photograph represents many that were produced during the day of the march.
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- Title: Photograph of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
- Creator: Robert G. Sherer Jr.
- Subject Keywords: Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)
- Type: photograph
- Rights: Physical rights are retained by the Amistad Research Center. The materials in this exhibition are being made available for personal and scholarly research use only. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws. If you are the rightful copyright holder of an item represented in this exhibition and wishes to have it removed, please submit a request to reference@amistadresearchcenter.org including proof of ownership and clear identification of the work, preferably with URL.
- Repository: Amistad Research Center
- Extent: 3.5 x 3.5 in.
- Date: 1963-08-28
- Collection: Robert Sherer papers
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