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Digital image of March on Washington participants

August 28, 1963

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.

A digital color image of participants of the March on Washington with the U.S. Capitol building in the distance. In the foreground, a row of men sit on a low ledge. Behind them are several standing individuals, with another row of seated individuals on the other side. In the background are large trees and the silhouette of the U.S. Capitol building.

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Catalog reference: 2016.157.73

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