Not a project, 1963, USA, The March on Washington.

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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.

This is a color photograph of the 1963 March on Washington by James P. Blair. The image depicts Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a podium with many microphones attached to its back. He shown from his left-hand side and slightly from below. He wears a black suit jacket and black tie over a white button-down shirt. There is a black and white March on Washington pin-back button on his left lapel. Dr. King is waving with his right hand and his mouth is open. A man’s face is visible in profile just behind Dr. King. He wears a brown hat. The back of three people’s heads are visible in the foreground of the image. One person is wearing a light-colored hat. The print is signed by the photographer at the lower left corner and labeled [8 of 9]. A caption by the photographer is printed along the bottom margin.

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