Photograph of four men participating in the March on Washington

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

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a group of four (4) men participating in the March on Washington, August 28, 1963. All of the men are wearing banded fedoras and suits. Three (3) of the men are seated in the foreground on a grassy area with their backs to the viewer. They are facing a man who is kneeling on his proper right knee with his hands crossed and resting on his raised, proper, left knee. The kneeling man is facing the viewer with his eye closed. There is a white pin back button on his proper right lapel. In the background of the image are other participants standing and walking around on the grassy area and pathways. Most of the people in the background have their backs to the viewer.

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