The March on Washington: We Shall Overcome!: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

The sleeve is white and gold with black, gold, and white text. The label is red with silver text. The album features speeches and music from the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1963
• Created by: Council for United Civil Rights Leadership, American, founded 1963
• Recorded by: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
• Subject of: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
• Type: record covers
• Type: long-playing records
• Medium: vinyl , cardboard
• Dimensions: H x W (album jacket): 12 3/8 x 12 3/8 in. (31.4 x 31.4 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (disc): 12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm)
• Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Local and regional
• Object number: 2011.17.34ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © 1963 The Council for United Civil Rights Leadership Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.