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Button, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 1963

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Artifact Overview

More than 250,000 civil rights advocates showed up at this peaceful march to support unity, jobs, and a new Civil Rights bill being proposed by President Kennedy. Television viewers nationwide watched African Americans and whites march together, united behind a common cause. Songs and speeches at this march included Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Button (Information artifact)

Date Made

1963

Subject Date

28 August 1963

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Kathryn Emerson and Dr. James C. Buntin Papers

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All

Object ID

2004.84.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Donated by Laura A. Young in Memory of Kathryn Emerson-Buntin.

Material

Metal
Plastic laminate

Color

White (Color)
Black (Color)

Dimensions

Diameter: 2.125 in

Inscriptions

front of button: MARCH ON WASHINGTON / FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM / AUGUST 28, 1963
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Button, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 1963