Flier announcing the March on Washington in 1963
date: label: Date
content: 1963
name: label: Created by
content: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
label: Created by
content: Bayard Rustin, American, 1912 - 1987
label: Created by
content: Cleveland Robinson, Jamaican American, 1914 - 1995
label: Subject of
content: Mathew H. Ahmann, American, 1931 - 2001
label: Subject of
content: Eugene Carson Blake, American, 1906 - 1985
label: Subject of
content: James L. Farmer Jr., American, 1920 - 1999
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: John Lewis, American, 1940 - 2020
label: Subject of
content: A. Philip Randolph, American, 1889 - 1979
label: Subject of
content: Walter Reuther, American, 1907 - 1970
label: Subject of
content: Roy Wilkins, American, 1901 - 1981
label: Subject of
content: Whitney Moore Young Jr., American, 1921 - 1971
label: Subject of
content: Isaiah M. Minkoff, Polish American, 1901 - 1983
notes: label: Description
content: A flier promoting the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, produced by the march's National Office. The flier consists of a single sheet printed on one side in black ink on off-white paper. The flier begins with the text [An Appeal to You from] followed by a list of the "Big 10" leaders of the march: Mathew Ahmann, Eugene Carson Blake, James Farmer, Martin Luther King, Jr., John Lewis, Isaiah Minkoff, A. Philip Randolph, Walter Reuther, Roy Wilkins, and Whitney Young. The text then continues [to MARCH on / WASHINGTON / WEDNESDAY AUGUST 28, 1963] and lists the reasons for the march as well as the demands [We demand: - Meaningful Civil Rights Laws / Full and Fair Employment / Massive Federal Works Program / Decent Housing / The Right to Vote / Adequate Integrated Education]. Along the bottom is the address for the National Office of the March in New York. At the bottom left is [Cleveland Robinson / Chairman, Administrative Committee] and to the bottom right is [Bayard Rustin / Deputy Director]. The back of the flier is blank.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Political organizations
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.45.7
objectType: label: Type
content: fliers (printed matter)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (21 x 14 cm)