Crowd holding hands and singing.
Title
Crowd holding hands and singing.
Date
1963
Creator
James P. Blair
Description
“From his vantage point, he could see the vastness of the demonstration. “The crowd stretched along the reflecting pool and to the Washington Monument where we had come from,” he says. It was hot; he saw people cooling their feet in the reflecting pool.” [2]
This photo of protestors at the Lincoln Memorial, through the lens of colored photography delivers a heightened significance. A crowd of people on the Washington Monument grounds hold hands and sing during the "March on Washington" in 1963. The people are of different races. In reference with the 2020 national protests against police brutality, this photo offers a stunning reflection of where we’ve come from to where we’re at.
This photo of protestors at the Lincoln Memorial, through the lens of colored photography delivers a heightened significance. A crowd of people on the Washington Monument grounds hold hands and sing during the "March on Washington" in 1963. The people are of different races. In reference with the 2020 national protests against police brutality, this photo offers a stunning reflection of where we’ve come from to where we’re at.
Format
Photography
Publisher
Natgeo Image Collection
Subject
The Civil Rights Movement
Files
Collection
Citation
James P. Blair, “Crowd holding hands and singing.,” GLAM Center for Collaborative Teaching and Learning - Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library, accessed April 25, 2024, https://glamportal.auctr.edu/items/show/3285.