Book, The Day They Marched

National Museum of American History

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depicted
King, Jr., Martin Luther
Wilkins, Roy
Fauntroy, Walter
Lewis, John
Randolph, A. Philip
Description
Published soon after the August, 1963 "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom," this book captures the spirit and unity of the organizers and participants of what was the largest civil rights demonstration in our nation's history up to that time.
Credit Line
Transfer from Smithsonian Libraries
1963
ID Number
1989.0603.09
catalog number
1989.0603.09
accession number
1989.0603
Object Name
pamphlet
magazine
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
multi-color (overall color)
Measurements
average spatial: 11 in x 8 1/2 in; 27.94 cm x 21.59 cm
occurred
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
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Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Exhibition
The Early Sixties: American Culture
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
National Museum of American History
subject
Civil Rights Movement
related event
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Record ID
nmah_1061657
Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0a92-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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