Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, President of Morehouse College, leads crowd in benediction prayer at closing of the official program of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington DC, during the Civil Rights movement. Dr. Mays speaking at the Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States). Large crowd of white and African American participants seen near White House.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. walking with organized Labor leader Walter Reuther, and African American leaders including John Lewis, arriving outside the White House in Washington DC. Press and photographers surround them. A. Philip Randolph speaks to the reporters. Mr. Roy Wilkins and Martin Luther King Jr., Walter Reuther, and John Lewis standing nearby. Representative of the Roman Catholic group commission speaks. Labor leader Walter Reuther speaks. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr makes a statement. Black American singers lead the crowd in singing "We shall overcome" in Civil Rights rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Thousands link arms and sing and sway together to the melody (during the March On Washington for Jobs and Freedom).
Pope John XXIII Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli awarded the peace prize at Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. People gather in a large number at the basilica to witness the ceremony. Italian President Antonio Segni awards Pope John XXIII the Balzan prize.
People gather for the film festivities on two fronts. In London, a large crowd gathers at the British premier of the film 'To kill a mockingbird'. Hollywood film actor Gregory Peck arrives with his wife and the actress of the film at the premier. Princess Margaret attends the premier and greets actor Peck who also won an Oscar for his role in the movie. At Cannes, the International film festival opens with a movie, 'The Birds'. People gather at the film festival.
The annual meeting of the President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped in Massachusetts, United States. People gather in the hall. President John F. Kennedy honors the 'Handicapped man of the year', David Hall of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Hall being awarded for devoting his time to traffic safety. People applaud as Hall, disabled after being paralyzed in a traffic accident in 1955, receives the prize.
Baseball player Jim Fortner at the University of Washington in the United States. Fortner plays baseball with his fellow Huskies team mates on the grounds of the university. Fortner is a handicapped and has artificial prosthetic legs.