Photograph by
Tretick, Aaron Stanley, American, 1921 - 1999
Subject of
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
Lewis, John, American, 1940 - 2020
Ahmann, Mathew H., American, 1931 - 2001
Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
Dr. Prinz, Joachim, German American, 1902 - 1988
Young, Whitney Moore Jr., American, 1921 - 1971
Wilkins, Roy, American, 1901 - 1981
Randolph, A. Philip, American, 1889 - 1979
Reuther, Walter, American, 1907 - 1970
Blake, Eugene Carson, American, 1906 - 1985
Rauh, Joseph L. Jr., American, 1911 - 1992
Robinson, Cleveland, Jamaican American, 1914 - 1995
Date
August 28, 1963
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 2240 pixels × 3065 pixels
File size: 19.68 MB
Description
A black and white image of March on Washington leaders marching as a line in front of other marchers.
The image depicts a line of men standing together, many clasping hands, in front of a crowd of marchers holding signs. From left to right, the men in front are: unidentified man, John Lewis, Matthew Ahmann, Floyd MicKissick, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Cleveland Robinson, Rabbi Joachim Prinz, Joseph Rauh, Whitney Young, Roy Wilkins, A. Philip Randolph, Walter Reuther, an unidentified man, and Eugene Carson Blake. All the march leaders wear dark suits with white shirts and dark neckties except for Blake, who wears a clerical collar, and Rauh, who wears a bowtie. Most of the men also wear white and black March on Washington buttons. Behind the men, signs held aloft read [WE / MARCH / FOR / JOBS / FOR ALL / NOW!], [WE / DEMAND / DECENT HOUSING / NOW!], and [END / SEGREGATED / RULES / IN / PUBLIC / SCHOOLS].
Place captured
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Stanley Tretick Photography Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Type
digital images
digital media - born analog
Topic
Activism
Civil rights
Freedom
Housing
Judaism
Labor
Local and regional
Men
Photography
Segregation
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kitty Kelley and the Estate of Stanley Tretick
Object number
2016.157.28
Restrictions & Rights
© Smithsonian Institution
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e9c8cf0f-aba8-4971-9b9b-9aecacc88817

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