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Photograph of two participants at the 20th Anniversary March on Washington

August 27, 1983; printed 2013

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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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 two men standing in front of a large banner during the twentieth anniversary of the March on Washington, August 27, 1983. The man in the left foreground is depicted wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and a light colored bow tie. The man on the right of the image is also depicted wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and a dark colored bow tie. Both men are standing facing the right edge of the image, with their hands clasped behind their backs. Between them is a partially visible banner hanging from a stage above, written in white text with varying fonts, that read, [[h]istoric 1963 March on Washington / We Still Have A Dream / JOBS PEACE FREEDOM].

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Catalog reference: 2016.123.2.24

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