Manufactured by
Unidentified
Used by
Lee-Payne, Edith, American
Subject of
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
Date
1963
Medium
felt with thread and metal and cloth on fiberboard
Dimensions
H x W: 8 5/8 × 26 1/4 in. (21.9 × 66.7 cm)
H x W (board): 11 1/2 × 29 1/4 × 1/4 in. (29.2 × 74.3 × 0.7 cm)
Description
This white felt pennant is sewn and stapled to a black cloth over a board. The pennant has black lettering that says [MARCH ON WASHINGTON / FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM / AUGUST 28, 1963]. There is an image of the Lincoln Memorial with the words [I WAS THERE] above and [LINCOLN MEMORIAL] below the graphic. Below this is an image of two hands joined in a handshake. On the left edge of the pennant is a black strip of cloth sewn with white thread to the pennant. The pennant has some noticeable smoke stains on the white felt. The reverse of the board is blank.
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
pennants
Topic
Activism
Children
Civil rights
Freedom
Labor
Local and regional
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Edith Lee-Payne and Family
Object number
2017.6
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b8392594-ed51-4610-9249-23c7232468bd

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