Print Portfolio Folder, "We Shall Overcome: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963"
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More than 250,000 civil rights advocates showed up at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. This souvenir portfolio held a group of photo collages, each incorporating fragments of disturbing images from the movement. The artist intended these to symbolize man's inhumanity to his fellow man. Civil Rights activists hoped that they would stir people's emotions and incite action.
More than 250,000 civil rights advocates showed up at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. This souvenir portfolio held a group of photo collages, each incorporating fragments of disturbing images from the movement. The artist intended these to symbolize man's inhumanity to his fellow man. Civil Rights activists hoped that they would stir people's emotions and incite action.
Artifact
Folder (Container)
Date Made
1963
Subject Date
28 August 1963
Creators
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
2000.145.12.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 9.313 in
Depth: .063 in
Inscriptions
On front cover reads: MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM AUGUST 28, 1963 / We Shall / Overcome
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