Circular promoting the March on Washington in 1963: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A single-sided one sheet notice produced by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) inviting partipation in the upcoming March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The circular consists of black printed text on blue paper. At the top, text reads [An Appeal to You from] and lists the "Big Six" leaders of the march: James Farmer, Congress for Racial Equality; A. Phillip Randolph, Negro American Labor Council; Martin Luther King, Southern Christian Leadership Conference; Roy Wilkins, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; John Lewis, Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee; Whitney Young, National Urban League. The text continues [to / MARCH ON WASHINGTON / WEDNESDAY AUGUST 28, 1963]. The text then goes on to list the reasons for the march and the list of the demands of the march, including "effective civil rights legislation," as well as how to participate. Along the bottom is the logo for CORE and the address for the CORE offices in Philadelphia.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1963
• Created by: Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
• Subject of: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
• Subject of: James L. Farmer Jr., American, 1920 - 1999
• Subject of: A. Philip Randolph, American, 1889 - 1979
• Subject of: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
• Subject of: Roy Wilkins, American, 1901 - 1981
• Subject of: John Lewis, American, 1940 - 2020
• Subject of: Whitney Moore Young Jr., American, 1921 - 1971
• Type: circulars
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
• Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Place made: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Local and regional
• Topic: Political organizations
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: U.S. History, 1961-1969
• Object number: 2010.45.6
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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