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An Appeal to March on Washington
A printed appeal "to MARCH on WASHINGTON, Wednesday August 28, 1963." Some of the text reads "American faces a crisis...Millions of Negroes are denied freedom...Millions of citizens, black and white, are unemployed..." The appeal is from Mathew Ahmann, Eugene Carson Blake, James Farmer, Martin Luther King, Jr., John Lewis, Joachim Prinz, A. Philip Randolph, Walter Reuther, Roy Wilkins and Whitney Young. The union "bug" can be seen at the foot. Printed letterpress, black ink on cream paper. |
Image ID: | 103903 |
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Creation Date: | 08 1963 |
Creator Name: | March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom |
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Collection Name: | Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002 |
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Original Format Type: | prints, fine-art |
Original Format Number: | Mss 577, box 27 |
Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 8.25 inches |
Donated by Matt Blessing, State Archivist and Administrator for the Library-Archives, Wisconsin Historical Society. |
Ephemera |
Demonstrations |
Civil rights |
Race relations |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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