Button, "Emancipation March on Washington," 1963
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More than 250,000 civil rights advocates showed up at this peaceful march to support unity, jobs, and a new Civil Rights bill being proposed by President Kennedy. Television viewers nationwide watched African Americans and whites march together, united behind a common cause. Songs and speeches at this march included Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
More than 250,000 civil rights advocates showed up at this peaceful march to support unity, jobs, and a new Civil Rights bill being proposed by President Kennedy. Television viewers nationwide watched African Americans and whites march together, united behind a common cause. Songs and speeches at this march included Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1963
Subject Date
28 August 1963
Keywords
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Buttons (Information artifacts)
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., 1963
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
2000.32.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Plastic laminate
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
White (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.75 in
Inscriptions
Obverse: EMANCIPATION MARCH / AUGUST / 28 / 1963 / ON WASHINGTON
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