Photograph of participants at the 20th Anniversary March on Washington
- Photograph by
- Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Biller, Morris, American, 1915 - 2003
- Laborers' District Council of Washington, D.C. and Vicinity, American
- Laborers' International Union of North America, American, founded 1903
- AFL-CIO%22&op=Search">American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, American, founded 1971
- 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 3/4 × 13 1/8 in. (22.3 × 33.4 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.6 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 protest signs, during the twentieth anniversary of the March on Washington, August 27, 1983. The participants are gathered along the edge of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. In the central foreground participants are holding up Laborers' District Council of Washington, D.C. and Vicinity/LIUNA/AFL-CIO protest signs that read [SOLIDARITY] and graphic of two (2) hands clasping and signs that read [20th / Anniversary / MOBILIZATION FOR / JOBS, PEACE / AND FREEDOM / AUGUST 27, 1983 / Lincoln Memorial, / Washington, DC / WE / SHARE / THE / DREAM / AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIO / MOE BILLER, President] with a graphic of Martin Luther King, Jr. The Washington Monument is centrally depicted in the 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 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
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Labor
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Politics
- Professional organizations
- 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
- 2016.123.2.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.