Photograph of a student participating in the March on Washington
- Photograph by
- Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee, American, founded 1962
- United Packinghouse Workers of America, American, 1937 - 1968
- AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Printed by
- Freed, Brigitte, American
- Inirio, Pablo
- Date
- August 28, 1963; printed 2013
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 × 8 11/16 in. (33 × 22 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.6 × 27.7 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a student participating in the March on Washington, August 28, 1963. The student is depicted in profile. He is wearing a white button down shirt with thin stripes under a white jacket. There is a white and black pin back button over his proper right breast that reads [FREEDOM / RIDE / CORE] in white and black block text. He is holding a partially shown sign that reads [STUDE[NT?] / NON-VIOLENT /CO-ORDINATING / COMMITTEE / CAMBRIDGE / NON-VIOLENT / ACTION / COMMITTEE / UPWA / AFL-CIO / DISTRICT 6]. In the background there is a large body of March participants and a large multistoried building in the distant background.
- On the verso of the image are handwritten inscriptions that provide the image date, event information, location, image number, the name of the printer, and the signature of the donor. There is also the photographer’s label as well as two (2) stamp marks in black ink in the bottom right corner of the verso.
- Place captured
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- USA. March on Washington 1963.
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Education
- Labor
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Politics
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brigitte Freed in memory of Leonard Freed
- Object number
- 2016.123.1.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.