Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Digital image of Whitney Young Jr. and Roy Wilkins at the March on Washington
August 28, 1963
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 black and white image of Whitney Young Jr. and Roy Wilkins in front of marchers during the March on Washington. Whitney Moore Young Jr. is on the left and Roy Wilkins is on the right. They are both wearing white collared shirts, dark suits, ties, and white March on Washington pinback buttons on their lapels. They are both smiling and Wilkins is looking off to the side. There are people marching behind them and holding signs reading [WE / DEMAND / VOTING / RIGHTS / NOW].
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Catalog reference: 2016.157.23
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