March on Washington (Program)

1963

National Women’s History Museum
Alexandria, VA, United States

Photograph, "Civil Rights March on Washington, D. C.", 08/28/1963; NWDNS-306-SSM-4D(86)3; Records of the United States Information Agency; Record Group 306; National Archives.

This program listed the events scheduled at the Lincoln Memorial during the August 28, 1963, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The highlight of the march, which attracted 250,000 people, was Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.

Citation: March on Washington (Program), 08/28/1963; Bayard Rustin Papers; John F. Kennedy Library; National Archives and Records Administration.

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Title: March on Washington (Program)
Date Created: 1963
Location: Washington, DC
Subject Keywords: Civil Rights, African American History, Washington, DC, Protest March, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
External Link: National Archives and Records Administration

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