Sujet

Pennant from the March on Washington carried by Edith Lee-Payne, 1963. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The purpose of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. This white felt pennant is sewn and stapled to a black cloth over a board, with black lettering that says [MARCH ON WASHINGTON / FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM / AUGUST 28, 1963]. There is an image of the Lincoln Memorial with the words [I WAS THERE] above and [LINCOLN MEMORIAL] below the graphic. Below this is an image of two hands - one white, one black - joined in a handshake. On the left edge of the pennant is a black strip of cloth sewn with white thread to the pennant. The pennant has some noticeable smoke stains on the white felt.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A78_217

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

69,2Mo (4,7Mo) / 68,0cm x 25,5cm / 8028 x 3011 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Caucasian people black symbolic flag flags country symbol memorial white museum design souvenir location century banner Lincoln Memorial handshake shaking hands concept march memento protest demonstration African American African-American B&W afro-american standard resistance Sixties United States of America Pennant rights graphic design black & white black and white B W 1960s 20th century civil rights Civil Rights Movement pennants heritage American America USA demo united states Unknown cultural heritage Black History Edith Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom pennants felt with thread and metal and cloth on fiberboard Edith Lee-Payne Lee-Payne