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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom; Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. [Marchers at the Reflecting Pool], 08/28/1963
Part of March on Washington.
08/28/1963
Marchers at reflecting pool at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
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- Series
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
- Title
Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. [Marchers at the Reflecting Pool], 08/28/1963
- Series Description
Educational Radio Network coverage of the 8/28/1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom featured an estimated 250,000 peaceful demonstrators walking from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial to hear a political call to arms for economic equality and civil rights for African Americans. Credited with being the final impetus to the passing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the event famously ended with Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech. Series release date: 8/28/1963
- Asset Type
Photograph
- Media Type
Image
- Subjects
- African Americans--Civil rights--Washington (D.C.)--1960-1970
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., 1963
- Washington (D.C.)
- Locations
- Washington, DC
- Genres
- Event Coverage
- Topics
- Social Issues
- Race and Ethnicity
- Rights Summary
In perpetuity ; Public Domain Rights Holder: NARA
- Citation
- Chicago: “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom; Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. [Marchers at the Reflecting Pool], 08/28/1963,” 08/28/1963, GBH Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/I_CE279E16061D4B499BFB77A3F5395223.
- MLA: “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom; Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. [Marchers at the Reflecting Pool], 08/28/1963.” 08/28/1963. GBH Archives. Web. November 21, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/I_CE279E16061D4B499BFB77A3F5395223>.
- APA: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom; Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. [Marchers at the Reflecting Pool], 08/28/1963. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/I_CE279E16061D4B499BFB77A3F5395223