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A color photograph by James P. Blair of the crowd of participants at the 1963 March on Washington. The image depicts a large crowd of different ages, genders and races gathered between the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The Washington Monument is visible in the far background. In the foreground of the image are rows of seated men and women with arms crossed in front of them and holding hands with the people on either side of them. Someone in the crowd holds up a placard that reads “WE DEMAND / AN END / TO / POLICE / BRUTALITY / NOW!” The print is signed by the photographer at the lower left corner and labeled [9 of 9]. A caption by the photographer is printed along the bottom margin.

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