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- "We Shall Overcome! A Jail Can Only Hold a Man's Body - His Mind and Heart Remain Free," 1963 - More than 250,000 civil rights advocates showed up at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. This print, part of a souvenir portfolio made for the event, incorporated 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.
- August 28, 1963
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"We Shall Overcome! A Jail Can Only Hold a Man's Body - His Mind and Heart Remain Free," 1963
More than 250,000 civil rights advocates showed up at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. This print, part of a souvenir portfolio made for the event, incorporated 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.
- Edison Blue Amberol Cylinder Record, "Suffragettes March," 1914-1916 -
- 1914-1916
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Edison Blue Amberol Cylinder Record, "Suffragettes March," 1914-1916
- Tenor Horn, circa 1870 -
- circa 1870
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Tenor Horn, circa 1870
- "We the People Defend Dignity," 2016-2017 - This poster was created by Shepard Fairey in response to the election of Donald Trump as US president. The diverse range of people depicted in the "We the People" series are aesthetically similar to Fairey's Barack Obama "Hope" poster. These images appeared on the back page of The Washington Post on inauguration day and were carried as signs at protests.
- 2016-2017
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"We the People Defend Dignity," 2016-2017
This poster was created by Shepard Fairey in response to the election of Donald Trump as US president. The diverse range of people depicted in the "We the People" series are aesthetically similar to Fairey's Barack Obama "Hope" poster. These images appeared on the back page of The Washington Post on inauguration day and were carried as signs at protests.
- Button, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 1963 - 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.
- August 28, 1963
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Button, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 1963
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.
- Button, "Emancipation March on Washington," 1963 - 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.
- August 28, 1963
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Button, "Emancipation March on Washington," 1963
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.
- Record Album, "March on Washington: The Official Album," 1963 - 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.
- August 28, 1963
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Record Album, "March on Washington: The Official Album," 1963
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.
- 9th Annual Bahamas Speed Weeks, Nassau, December 1962 - Dave Friedman has captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, vehicles, drivers, and teams. The 9th Annual Bahamas Speed Weeks races featured world-class drivers competing in several sports car trophy races. Winners included Innes Ireland, Hap Sharp, and Roger Penske.
- 01 December 1962 - 10 December 1962
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9th Annual Bahamas Speed Weeks, Nassau, December 1962
Dave Friedman has captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, vehicles, drivers, and teams. The 9th Annual Bahamas Speed Weeks races featured world-class drivers competing in several sports car trophy races. Winners included Innes Ireland, Hap Sharp, and Roger Penske.
- "Life" Magazine, March 19, 1965 -
- March 19, 1965
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"Life" Magazine, March 19, 1965
- "March for Our Lives" Button, 2018 - March for Our Lives, a student-led organization demonstrating for gun control legislation, was formed after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which claimed 17 lives. The organization arranged protest marches in March 2018, a month after the shooting. The protests in Washington, D. C., and more than 800 other locations attracted an estimated one to two million participants.
- March 24, 2018
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"March for Our Lives" Button, 2018
March for Our Lives, a student-led organization demonstrating for gun control legislation, was formed after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which claimed 17 lives. The organization arranged protest marches in March 2018, a month after the shooting. The protests in Washington, D. C., and more than 800 other locations attracted an estimated one to two million participants.