American Civil Rights Movement
March on Washington Photo Gallery

  By Virginia Choi • August 21, 2014 Uncategorized

Photo of the Selma to Montgomery March. (1965). Source: Abernathy Family Photos.

Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his famous, “I Have a Dream,” speech during the March. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: U.S. Marines, Creative Commons.

Demonstrator at the March. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: U.S. National Archives.

Women carrying signs for equal rights, integrated schools, decent housing, & an end to bias. Photographed by Warren K. Leffler. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: Library of Congress #LC-DIG-ppmsca-03128.

Crowds at the Memorial. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: United Press International, New York World-Telegram & the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Library of Congress #039.00.00.

Joan Baez & Bob Dylan at March. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: U.S. National Archives.

Rev. Martin Luther King delivers his address. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: United Press International, New York World-Telegram & the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Library of Congress #043.00.00.

Marchers with signs at the March on Washington. (Aug. 28, 1963). Photographed by Marion S. Trikosko. Source: Library of Congress #LC-DIG-ppmsca-37229.

Aerial view, looking north from the Washington Monument, of the March. (Aug. 28, 1963). Photographed by Marion S. Trikosko. Source: Library of Congress #LC-DIG-ppmsca-37225.

Young men in NAACP caps in front of Union Station, during the March. Photographed by Marion S. Trikosko. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: Library of Congress #LC-DIG-ppmsca-37243.

Aerial view of crowd and stage at the March on Washington. (Aug. 28, 1963). Photographed by Marion S. Trikosko. Source: Library of Congress #LC-DIG-ppmsca-37248.

Marchers arriving by bus, with "CORE Downtown" sign. (Aug. 28, 1963). Photographed by Marion S. Trikosko. Source: Library of Congress #LC-DIG-ppmsca-37224.

Photograph of President's meeting with March leaders, left to right: Willard Wirtz, Martin Luther King, Jr, Eugene Carson Blake, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Walter Reuther. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: U.S. National Archives #194276.

Civil rights leaders meet with President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office. White House. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: Library of Congress #LC-DIG-ds-04413

Leaders of the march posing in front of the statue of Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Memorial. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: U.S. National Archives #542063.

Joan Baez. A sign hanging near the microphones reads "We Shall Overcome." (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: U.S. National Archives #542017.

Aerial view of 14th Street during the March on Washington. (Aug. 28, 1963). Photographed by Marion S. Trikosko. Source: Library of Congress #LC-DIG-ppmsca-37226.

Bayard Rustin & Cleveland Robinson in front of 170 W 130 St., March on Washington. (Aug. 7, 1963). Source: World Telegram, Sun Newspaper, Library of Congress #LC-DIG-ppmsca-35538.

Marchers at the Lincoln Memorial. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: U.S. National Archives #542054.

Demonstrators holding signs during the March on Washington. Photographed by Marion S. Trikosko. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: Library of Congress #LC-DIG-ds-04668.

A. Philip Randolph and other civil rights leaders on their way to Congress. (Aug. 28, 1963). Photographed by Marion S. Trikosko. Source: Library of Congress #LC-DIG-ppmsca-37241.

Demonstrators sit with their feet in the Reflecting Pool. Photographed by Warren K. Leffler. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: Library of Congress #LC-DIG-ds-00834.

Actor Harry Belafonte at the March. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: U.S. National Archives #542067.

Military color guard on steps of Lincoln Memorial with audience, speakers & photographers on all sides. Photographed by Warren K. Leffler. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: Library of Congress #LC-DIG-ds-04411.

Marchers arriving at Union Station for the March. Photographed by Marion S. Trikosko. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: Library of Congress #LC-DIG-ppmsca-37240.

Dr. Martin Luther King giving his "I Have a Dream" speech. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: U.S. National Archives #542069.

Marchers with "National Council of Negro Women" sign at the March. Photographed by Marion S. Trikosko. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: Library of Congress #LC-DIG-ppmsca-37231.

Author James Baldwin and actor Marlon Brando at the March. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: U.S. National Archives #542060.

Actor Sammy Davis, Jr. among the March on Washington crowd. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: U.S. National Archives #542050.

View of huge crowd from Lincoln Memorial to the Washington Monument during the March. Photographed by Warren K. Leffler. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: Library of Congress #LC-DIG-ds-04417.

Signs carried by many marchers. Photographed by Marion S. Trikosko. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: Library of Congress #LC-DIG-ppmsca-37245.

Marchers carrying "District 65" sign at the March. Photographed by Marion S. Trikosko. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: Library of Congress #LC-DIG-ppmsca-37247.

Civil rights leaders including including MLK, Joseph L. Rauh Jr., Whitney Young, Roy Wilkins, A. Philip Randolph, Walter Reuther & Sam Weinblatt. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: U.S. National Archives #80-G-16871.

Photograph showing civil rights leaders, including MLK, surrounded by crowds carrying signs. Photographed by Warren K. Leffler. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: Library of Congress #LC-DIG-ppmsca-04297.

Author James Baldwin with actors Marlon Brando and Charlton Heston at the March. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: U.S. National Archives #542051.

Leaders of the March on Washington lock arms...Walter Reuther is partly visible at right. A. Philip Randolph is second from right. Roy Wilkins is third from right. Rev. Martin Luther King is eighth from right. Source: United Press International, Library of Congress #040.00.00.

Girl sings and claps her hands as D.C. National Guard trucks roll along Constitution Ave.... (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: United Press International, New York World-Telegram & the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Library of Congress #038.00.00.

Activity abounds in press tent. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: United Press International, New York World-Telegram & the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Library of Congress #037.00.00.

"Like Everyday Tourists." 4 men wield cameras during the March. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: United Press International, New York World-Telegram & the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Library of Congress #041.00.00.

Organizers of the March on Washington, from left: Walter P. Reuther, Roy Wilkins, John Lewis, Rabbi Joachim Prinz, Whitney Young, Floyd McKissick, & Martin Luther King, Jr., enter congressional chambers to officially present demands. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: LOOK Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress #044.00.00. © Stanley Tretick.

A. Philip Randolph, seated, and John Lewis, standing in front of Lincoln Memorial during the March. (Aug. 28, 1963). Source: LOOK Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress #042.00.00. © Stanley Tretick.
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