Magnum Photos

Archive - March on Washington - 50th Anniversary 

Magnum Photographers 

August 28 marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, when more than 250,000 civil rights demonstrators descended on Washington, D.C. to demand racial equality and an end to legalized segregation in the United States. The march was the largest demonstration of its kind to date as 2000 "freedom buses" and 30 "freedom trains" brought protestors - including 60,000 whites - from all over the country.

Peacefully converging on the National Mall, the crowd held banners, sang hymns and listened to civil rights speakers. The massive demonstration brought together labor, religious and civil... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. Marian Wright EDELMAN... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, DC. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, DC. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Bruce Davidson 1963

USA. Washington D.C. 1963. 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. March on Washington 1963. 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Hiroji Kubota 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. 1963. March on Washington. 

Danny Lyon 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. Demonstrators singing... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. Demonstrators sing "We... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, DC. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Bruce Davidson 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. Young men sing during... 

Bruce Davidson 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. USA. Washington, D.C.... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, DC. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Bruce Davidson 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. USA. Washington, D.C.... 

Bruce Davidson 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. Crowds surrounding the... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Bruce Davidson 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. Thousands gather at the... 

Bruce Davidson 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. USA. Washington, D.C.... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Danny Lyon 1963

USA. Washington DC. 1963. SNCC Chairman John Lewis speaks from... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, DC. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, DC. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, DC. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Danny Lyon 1963

USA. Washington DC. August 28th 1963. Bob DYLAN and Paul STOOKEY... 

Danny Lyon 1963

USA. Washington, DC. 1963. James BALDWIN & Marlon BRANDO at the... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, DC. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, DC. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, DC. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Carl De Keyzer 1990

USA. Florida. St Petersburg. Martin Luther King Day. 1990. 

Collection Martin Parr 2010

GB. England. Bristol. Storage space inventory. Martin Luther... 

Collection Martin Parr 2010

GB. England. Bristol. Storage space inventory. Martin Luther... 
Display 
Items per page