Organizers of the "March on Washington" Speak to the Press
8/28/1963
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This photograph shows civil rights leaders speaking to members of the press following a meeting with President John F. Kennedy at the White House regarding "The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,” held earlier that day.
Shown left to right are: President of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC), Reverend Eugene Carson Blake; unidentified (back to camera); President of the National Urban League, Whitney M. Young, Jr.; President of the Negro American Labor Council (NALC), A. Philip Randolph; unidentified man (in back); Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Roy Wilkins (speaking at microphones); President of United Auto Workers (UAW), Walter P. Reuther; President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; President of the American Jewish Congress, Rabbi Joachim Prinz; and several unidentified reporters.
Shown left to right are: President of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC), Reverend Eugene Carson Blake; unidentified (back to camera); President of the National Urban League, Whitney M. Young, Jr.; President of the Negro American Labor Council (NALC), A. Philip Randolph; unidentified man (in back); Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Roy Wilkins (speaking at microphones); President of United Auto Workers (UAW), Walter P. Reuther; President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; President of the American Jewish Congress, Rabbi Joachim Prinz; and several unidentified reporters.
This primary source comes from the Collection JFK-WHP: White House Photographs, 12/19/1960 - 3/11/1964.
Full Citation: Photograph JFKWHP-AR8090-B; Organizers of the 'March on Washington' Speak to the Press; 8/28/1963; Abbie Rowe White House Photographs, 12/6/1960 - 3/11/1964; Collection JFK-WHP: White House Photographs, 12/19/1960 - 3/11/1964; John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, MA. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/organizers-march-on-washington-press, April 24, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.