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Pennant from the March on Washington carried by Edith Lee-Payne

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Unidentified Edith Lee-Payne, American

Description

This white felt pennant is sewn and stapled to a black cloth over a board. The pennant has 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 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. The reverse of the board is blank.
Format:
Felt With Thread And Metal And Cloth On Fiberboard
Rights:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Edith Lee-Payne and Family
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Record Contributed By

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Record Harvested From

Smithsonian Institution

Keywords

  1. Activism
  2. African American
  3. African Americans
  4. Children
  5. Civil Rights
  6. Cvil Rights
  7. Freedom
  8. Labor
  9. Labor Unions
  10. Lee Payne, Edith
  11. Local And Regional
  12. March On Washington For Jobs And Freedom
  13. U.S. History, 1961 1969

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