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Asa Philip Randolph in front of the Lincoln Memorial at the March on Washington, August 28, 1963

1963-08-28 ‧ 20.5 x 25.5 cm ‧ Photograph, documentary ‧ monochrome ‧ Jump to full details ‧ Request from Special Collections

Alternate title:	A. Phillip Randolph
Summary:	This is a photo of A. Philip Randolph standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the 1963 March on Washington. The March on Washington was part of the Civil Rights Movement. Hundreds of thousands of Americans gathered in Washington, DC to demonstrate the political and social challenges that African Americans face. Martin Luther King Jr. gave the infamous "I Have a Dream" speech during the March. Randolph was a key player in the Civil Rights Movement, American Labor Movement, and socialist political parties. 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.
Temporal subject:	1961-1970
Geographical subject – Continent:	North America
Geographical subject – Country:	United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:	Washington, D.C.
Topical subjects:	Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979
	Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
	March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)
	Civil rights movements
	Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement
	Labor
	Equality
	Discrimination
ArchivesUM location:	AFL-CIO Information Department, Photographic Prints collection series 1: Subject Files, 1890-1995 subseries 1: Photographs, 1890-1993 box : 68 folder 9: Exhibits, GMMA accession 2014-001-RG96-001
Repository:	Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:	Civil Rights, Civic Engagement
Browse terms:	Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor
Copyright holder:	UPI, Bettmann
Collection:	Digital Collections
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