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
Place of Creation
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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