Flier for the March on Washington distributed by CORE: Museum Object and Cultural History
Flier for the March on Washington distributed by CORE: Date: 1963. Created by: Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942. Created by: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909.
The object in the museum catalogue
A flier issued by the Congress for Racial Equality (CORE) promoting the upcoming March on Washington. At top center in bold text is [MARCH ON / WASHINGTON / WEDNESDAY AUGUST 28, 1963]. Followed by [America faces a crisis... / Millions of Negroes are denied freedom... / Millions of citizens, black and white, are unemployed... / Thus we call on all Americans to join us in Washington]. The text continues with a list of demands of the march, including "passage of effective civil rights legislation." At the bottom center is [JOIN THE / MARCH ON WASHINGTON / Honorary Chairmen / LOUIS SMITH, CORE CECIL B. MOORE, NAACP / DISTRIBUTED BY THE CONGRESS OF RACIAL EQUALITY] followed by the address for CORE in Philadelphia. The back of the flier is blank.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1963
- Created by: Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
- Created by: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Subject of: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Type: fliers (printed matter)
- Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions: H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 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: 2010.45.8
- 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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