The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Took Place in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963
Object Details
- Date
- August 23, 1963; scanned 2010
- Photograph by
- James H. Wallace, American, 1942 - 2020
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Description
- A digital image of The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which took place in Washington, DC on August 28, 1963. The image depicts a close-up of a crowd of young women dressed in school-like uniforms clapping their hands.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil Rights
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James H Wallace Jr.
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.11.31
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jim Wallace
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2827 pixels × 4343 pixels, 35.17 MB
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.11.31
A digital image of The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which took place in Washington, DC on August 28, 1963. The image depicts a close-up of a crowd of young women dressed in school-like uniforms clapping their hands. H x W: 2827 pixels × 4343 pixels, 35.17 MB