Button, "Emancipation March on Washington," 1963

1963

The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States

More than 250,000 civil rights advocates showed up at this peaceful march to support unity, jobs, and a new Civil Rights bill being proposed by President Kennedy. Television viewers nationwide watched African Americans and whites march together, united behind a common cause. Songs and speeches at this march included Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

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Title: Button, "Emancipation March on Washington," 1963
Date: 1963-08-28
Date Created: 1963
Location: United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Subject Keywords: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., 1963, Buttons (Information artifacts), African Americans, Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Civil rights workers
Type: Objects
Contributor: The Henry Ford
Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=299448
Object Name: Button (Information artifact)
Object ID: 2000.32.2
Image ID: THF93417
Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

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