Throngs of people on Solidarity Day, Washington, DC, September 19, 1981
1981-09-19 ‧ Photograph, documentary ‧ monochrome ‧ Jump to full details ‧ Request from Special Collections
Summary: | A dense crowd of union members marching in the Solidarity Day march. The Washington Monument is in the background. The Solidarity March occurred on September 19, 1981 and was a protest against President Reagan's union-busting policies. Hundreds of thousands of union members participated in the Solidarity Day march. For complete collection information, visit the full finding aid at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/42579 |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | Washington (D.C.) |
Place of origin – District: | National Mall |
Temporal subject: | 1981-1990 |
Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Geographical subject – Region: | Washington (D.C.) |
Topical subjects: | AFL-CIO |
Protest movements | |
Labor | |
Labor union members | |
Union busting | |
Reagan, Ronald | |
Solidarity | |
Marching | |
Labor--United States--History | |
Labor unions--United States--History | |
ArchivesUM location: | AFL-CIO Information Department, Photographic Prints collection
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Repository: | Historical Manuscripts |
Browse terms: | Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor |
Copyright holder: | AFL-CIO |
Collection: | Digital Collections |
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