Photograph of a man participating in the March on Washington

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a man participating in the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. The man, depicted center with his head turned towards his proper right shoulder, is in a large crowd of men and women, marching in front of the Washington Monument. He is wearing a vest-shaped bib attached to the front of his jacket. The bib is decorated with an American flag theme, with stripes running vertically from his chest to the bottom of the bib below three (3) five (5) pointed stars. Taped to the inside of each star are single, block text words that read: [JOBS], [HOUSING], and [EDUCATION]. On the proper left shoulder of the bib is a white circle with a block text words, taped to the center of the circle, that read [FREEDOM / NOW].

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