Audio contains an announcement encouraging Americans to go to Washington DC to attend the Civil Rights March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Vehicles on city street. A vehicle with loudspeaker and signs promoting the event passes on the street. Buildings along the sides of the street. Pamphlets and posters about the march. People work. A woman and a child look at a poster about the coming Civil Rights march.
Speaking two days before the famed "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom", the United States Civil Rights leader A. Philip Randolph addresses a gathering of the National Press Club in Washington DC. Speaking at the podium, he talks about the rights of African Americans and asserts that African American people seek the exact same rights that White citizens possess, including all same social, economic and political rights. Flags in the background.
Americans gather in Washington DC for the Civil Rights march known as the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom." Also sometimes called the Great March on Washington. African American and White citizens sing "Hold On, Keep Your Eyes on the Prize". A man plays guitar amidst the people. Man that appears to be Civil Rights activist Jesse Jackson is seen among the group singing at approximately 00:58. Views of American citizens traveling on buses at night and arriving from distant places to Washington DC. African American man stands with an umbrella on the street in Washington DC. Views from a training session for rally organizers, instructing them in how to use 2-way radios and seek help if violence occurred. Cars parked in the background. A man smokes a cigarette as he listens to the training session.
Volunteers prepare for the Civil Rights march in Washington DC known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Men erect tents on the National Mall grounds. A banner 'March on Washington' is pasted on the top of the tent. Posters and placards about the march prepared. Handheld signs say 'March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom'. Washington Monument and other buildings in the background. A man speaks on loudspeaker. Volunteers work and prepare for the march, making signs, making bag lunches, and distributing buttons that say "I march for freedom." Group of African American and white singers in a chorus sing "We shall overcome." Organizers distribute boxes of pin badges. Volunteers and participants are given the badges.
Americans pray at a church in United States. They board trains and buses to travel to Washington DC for the Civil Rights "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom." African American and White citizens sit together in trains, buses and talk amongst themselves. People stand with sign boards and placards to greet them. Preparation on the grounds of the National Mall for the march. Erection of tents and testing of microphones. People gather on the grounds.
Americans gather in Washington DC for the Civil Rights march known as March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Night view of the city. Capitol Building dome seen in the background. Vehicular traffic on the road. Street lights on the street. African Americans and white Americans, including many children, gather together, holding hands, and singing "We shall overcome" on the evening before the rally. A preacher encourages a peaceful march with acts of love. They sing and cheer. Speaker leads them in chanting with call and response "Do you want to be free" and response "Yeah!" followed by chants of "Freedom."
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