Program from the March on Washington

Object Details

Printed by: Unidentified
Used by: Dr. Samuel Y. Edgerton Jr., American, 1926 - 2021
Subject of: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963

Description: Program from the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial. The program is a single page folded in half to create a booklet. The top of the front page has the march title and date in large black letters underlined by a black decorative border. It reads "MARCH ON WASHINGTON/ FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM/ AUGUST 28, 1963." Below the line is the program title in large black block print "LINCOLN MEMORIAL PROGRAM." Below the program title are two columns of text. The column on the left lists the kind of events during the program and the column on the right lists who is participating in the given event and their affiliation. At the bottom center is bold, black text that reads "WE SHALL OVERCOME."; Inside, on the left hand page is an essay, in black print, of the aspirations and goals of the march. Under the essay are the names and affiliations of the movement leaders and supporters. On the right hand page is a formal list of demands of the movement.; The back page is a map of part of the National Mall. It shows the marcher's route, beginning at the Washington Monument and around the reflecting pool to the Lincoln Memorial. It also shows three zones for bus parking for the marchers.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Samuel Y. Edgerton

August 28, 1963

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement: Civil Rights Movement

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Labor; Local and regional; Politics; Race relations; Segregation; U.S. History, 1961-1969

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a0fdec8d-4eb2-4a22-89d4-9475d2002b5c