- Photograph by
- Blair, James P., American, 1931 - 2021
- Subject of
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Date
- 1963; printed ca. 2021
- Medium
- ink on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 10 × 15 in. (25.4 × 38.1 cm)
- H x W (paper): 13 × 19 in. (33 × 48.3 cm)
- Caption
- Printed caption from James P. Blair: Not a project, 1963, USA, The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place on Wednesday August 28, 1963. Over 260,000 people incloding [sic] me. I took the day off to be a part of the protest.
- Description
- A color photograph of the 1963 March on Washington by James P. Blair. The image depicts a front line of protesters leading a large group down the center of a street. Many people carry signs and placards.
- The front line of the crowd is made up of both men and women, Black and white. At center, a man pushes another man in a wheelchair. The man in the wheelchair holds hands with the women at either side of him and the protesters along the rest of the line link arms. A woman just to the left of center carries a large sign reading [MASS. / ADA]. A woman to the right of center carries a sign reading [WE MARCH TOGETHER / CATHOLICS / JEWS / PROTESTANT / FOR DIGNITY / AND BROTHERHOOD / OF ALL MEN UNDER GOD / NOW!]. Other signs include messages such as “We Demand Equal Rights Now!” and “We Demand An End to Police Brutality Now!” A man wearing a clerical collar marches at the left end of the line.
- The print is signed by the photographer at the lower left corner and labeled [1 of 9]. A caption by the photographer is printed along the bottom margin.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Not a Project
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
- Disability Rights Movement
- Type
- inkjet prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Catholicism
- Christianity
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Interfaith communities
- Judaism
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Religion
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jim and Elise Blair
- Object number
- 2021.67.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of James P. Blair
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




