- Photograph by
- Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Rev. Dr. Lowery, Joseph Echols, American, 1921 - 2020
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Printed by
- Freed, Brigitte, American
- Inirio, Pablo
- Subject of
- 20th Anniversary March on Washington, founded 1983
- Date
- August 27, 1983; printed 2013
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 7/8 × 13 1/8 in. (22.5 × 33.3 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 13 15/16 in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a crowd of participants standing along the edge of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, holding a large banner and protest signs, during the twentieth anniversary of the March on Washington, August 27, 1983. The Washington Monument is centrally depicted in the background. The reflecting pool runs along the right edge of the image. In the central foreground the crowd is holding up a large banner that reads [[JO]BS PEACE FREEDOM • sclc • JOBS • PEACE • FREEDOM • / WORKING TO FULLFIL THE DREAM / THE SOUTHERN CRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE / MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. FOUNDER JOSEPH E. LOWERY PRESIDENT].
- 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 are also 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. Second March on Washington.
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Labor
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Political organizations
- Politics
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- 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
- 2016.123.2.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




