Mule Train leaves for Washington, Poor People's March, Marks, MS

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

In this black-and-white photograph, a covered wagon has "I HAVE A DREAM" written on the canvas. Around it are several African American men wearing shirts that declare "MARSHAL" on the sleeves.

Catalog date

May 1968

Recorded places

Marks, Quitman County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Recorded subjects

African American; Civil Rights; Photography

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