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  • Pinback button promoting the March on Washington

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Worn by
    Dr. Edgerton, Samuel Y. Jr., American
    Date
    August 28, 1963
    Medium
    plastic and ink on paper on metal
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
    Description
    Round pin-back button depicting a black and a white hand clasped together. This is a white button with black text. In the center is a graphic of two hands shaking, one black, one white. The top half of the button is large, black text that reads "AUG. 28/ MARCH ON/ WASHINGTON." Below the graphic, following the circumference of the button's edge in black, block text reads "FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM."
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Communication
    Labor
    Local and regional
    Politics (Practical)
    Race relations
    Segregation
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Samuel Y. Edgerton
    Object number
    2013.187.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55accf28c-7969-414d-befb-a394a218eced
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    Program from the March on Washington

    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Used by
    Dr. Edgerton, Samuel Y. Jr., American
    Subject of
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
    Date
    August 28, 1963
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    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.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    programs
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Labor
    Local and regional
    Politics (Practical)
    Race relations
    Segregation
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Samuel Y. Edgerton
    Object number
    2013.187.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a0fdec8d-4eb2-4a22-89d4-9475d2002b5c
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    Placard from March on Washington "WE DEMAND AN END TO POLICE BRUTALITY NOW"

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Used by
    Dr. Edgerton, Samuel Y. Jr., American
    Subject of
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
    Date
    August 28, 1963
    Medium
    paint on cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W: 28 3/16 × 22 in. (71.6 × 55.9 cm)
    Description
    Cardboard placard with an off-white background and red and white lettering. Overall text reads "We demand an end to police brutality now!" In the upper portion of the placard is a large red swath of color with white text within that reads “WE/ DEMAND." Below is red lettering in a font that mimics handwritten text that reads "AN END/ TO/ POLICE/ BRUTALITY/ NOW!" All the text is centered down the middle.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    placards (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    United States History
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Samuel Y. Edgerton
    Object number
    2013.187.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52048ffd0-831b-47c6-91ac-e39845a7a362
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