These historic photos show the 1963 March on Washington in a contemporary light.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shakes hands with members of the crowd during the March on Washington, on August 28, 1963.
Organized by A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, the march to Washington, DC, was one of the largest demonstrations in US history. Its purpose was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of Black Americans following centuries of racism, discrimination, and segregation. The event featured speeches and musical performances from other prominent figures like Bob Dylan and future congressional representative John Lewis.
David Campany, curator at large for the International Center of Photography, told BuzzFeed News that while weekly magazines often printed color photographs in the early 1960s, newspapers did not.“Many photographers were shooting both color and black & white, but very often their color work wasn’t used,” Campany said in an email.
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