Photograph of Crowd at the Washington Monument during the March on Washington
8/28/1963
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A rally at the Washington Monument on August 28, 1963, began the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” The march proceeded to the Lincoln Memorial, where Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. March leaders then met with President John F. Kennedy. A record 250,000 civil rights demonstrators participated peacefully in this Washington, D.C., event.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Information Agency.
National Archives Identifier: 595342
Full Citation: Photograph of Crowd at the Washington Monument during the March on Washington; 8/28/1963; Records of the U.S. Information Agency, Record Group 306. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/photograph-of-crowd-at-the-washington-monument-during-the-march-on-washington, April 27, 2025]Activities that use this document
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