On this day in 1963, more than 250,000 people from across the United States gathered in Washington DC to join in peaceful protest against racial segregation and demand equal rights legislation from Congress. This radio broadcast, with performances by Joan Baez, Odetta, Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary, and Marian Anderson, and featuring Martin Luther King Jr’s inspiring "I have a dream" speech, documents this pivotal event in the Civil Rights movement, where the nation came together to demand that everyone be "...free at last!"
The March on Washington: We Shall Overcome!
- Description
- 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.
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 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
- Date
- 1963
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
- Medium
- vinyl , cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W (album jacket): 12 3/8 x 12 3/8 in. (31.4 x 31.4 cm)
- H x W (disc): 12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm)
- Type
- record covers
- long-playing records
