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Commissioner:
A. Philip Randolph Educational Fund  Search this
Referenced:
Randolph, A. Philip  Search this
Photographer:
Schulke, Flip  Search this
Maker:
Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
black; white (overall color)
printed (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 22 in x 17 in; 55.88 cm x 43.18 cm
Object Name:
poster, political
poster
Place made:
United States: District of Columbia
Associated place:
United States: District of Columbia
Date made:
circa 1971
1971 circa
1970 circa
Associated Date:
1963-08-28
Description:
This object is a single-sided printed poster. It depicts a view from the August 28, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs abd Freedom civil rights protest march in a black and white photograph, with African Americans carrying signs demanding an end to segregated schools and racial bias. The title reads "Somebody Paid the Price for Your Right Register/Vote." The photograph was taken by Flip Schulke, who was a noted American photojournalist of the civil rights movement in the 1950s-1960s. The poster was commissioned by the A. Philip Randolph Educational Fund and printed by the Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union (LPIU) in Washington, D.C. circa 1971. A. Philip Randolph was a leading activist of both the labor union and the civil rights movements. The A. Philip Randolph Educational Fund and its larger umbrella organization the A. Philip Randolph Institute are affiliated with the AFL-CIO, and serve to support labor issues primarily of African Americans.
Location:
Currently not on view
General subject association:
Civil Rights Movement  Search this
African American History  Search this
Segregation  Search this
Referenced:
Voting  Search this
Related event:
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom  Search this
Credit Line:
Swann Galleries
ID Number:
2018.0124.01
Accession number:
2018.0124
Catalog number:
2018.0124.01
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Princeton Posters
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-4a20-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1887865