Record Album, "March on Washington: The Official Album," 1963

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Artifact Overview

More than 250,000 civil rights advocates -- both African American and white -- showed up at this peaceful march on August 28, 1963, to support unity, jobs, and a new Civil Rights bill being proposed by President Kennedy. This LP record includes speeches by ten Civil Rights leaders heard at the Lincoln Memorial that day.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Phonograph record

Date Made

1963

Subject Date

28 August 1963

Creators

Place of Creation

United States, New York, New York

Creator Notes

Produced by WRVR, the non-profit radio station of the Riverside Church in New York City; edited by Maely Daniele Dufty.

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All

Object ID

2001.142.52

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard
Polyvinyl chloride
Paper (Fiber product)

Dimensions

Height: 12.25 in
Width: 12.25 in

Inscriptions

MARCH ON WASHINGTON / THE OFFICIAL ALBUM / DESIGNATED BY THE CHAIRMEN OF THE "BIG TEN" ORGANIZATIONS

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