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The Strong Men Keep Coming II

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 a man standing in the crowd wearing a white t-shirt that reads "MILLION People / MARCHING." Below the slogan is a silhouette image of a crowd that includes men, women, and children. Many of the silhouettes carry placards. In the background is an outline of the Washington Monument and the Capital Building. The figure wearing the shirt stands facing the viewer with his hands in his pockets and gazes past the viewer to the right. He is wearing a white crochet cap.

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Catalog reference: 2013.99.52

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