Museum object · gelatin silver prints
Civil Rights Demonstration, Washington, DC
ca. 1957
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A crowd of people face away from the camera towards the Lincoln Memorial in the background. In the foreground, more people sit on the steps facing the camera.
- Catalog date
- ca. 1957
- Recorded places
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Local and regional; Photography
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Sources & collection details
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗
Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2011.18.2
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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