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On the Pulse of Morning

October 16, 1995

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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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.

This black-and-white photograph depicts the Million Man March crowd in front of the United States Capitol building. The crowd is densely packed and figures gaze in multiple directions. There is a raised platform in the foreground with a group of men standing on it; one is bent over looking at someone on the ground.

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Catalog reference: 2013.99.1

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