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The Civil Rights March on Washington

  • 8/28/1963

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This photograph shows participants at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. The event brought hundreds of thousands of marchers to the National Mall in Washington, DC, to support civil rights for African Americans.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Information Agency.

National Archives Identifier: 542044

Full Citation: Photograph 306-SSM-4D-73-10; Photograph of the Civil Rights March on Washington; 8/28/1963; Miscellaneous Subjects, Staff and Stringer Photographs, 1961 – 1974; Records of the U.S. Information Agency, Record Group 306; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/we-march/, February 2, 2026]

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