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Digital image of March on Washington participants in "Freedom Now" hats

August 28, 1963

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

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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 participants at the March on Washington wearing "Freedom Now" hats. In the center of the image is a group of three women wearing the white hats with[FREEDOM NOW] on the side. The women also wear knee-length skirts with jackets and high heels and carry purses. The woman on the right holds the hand of the man next to her. He wears a white shirt, dark pants, sunglasses, and the "Freedom Now" hat. Other marchers are visible behind and around them also wearing the "Freedom Now" hats. The marchers are standing on pavement and trees are visible in the background.

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Catalog reference: 2016.157.33

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