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News Program: March on Washington

Object Details

Creator
Anacostia Community Museum
Scope and Contents
A portion of President John F. Kennedy's statement on the March on Washington. Martin Luther King delivers his speech, I Have a Dream, during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963.
News program. Part of Broadcast Programs. AV003511-1: news program from 001402 - 003255 [also on recording: Musical Recordings: Negro Spirituals and Gospel Music]. Undated.
Date
circa 1963
Extent
1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4 inch)
Type
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Topic
African Americans
Civil rights
Social justice
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., 1963
Place
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Citation
News Program: March on Washington, Record Group 09-037, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier
ACMA.09-037, Item ACMA AV003511-1

Related Content

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  • Broadcast Programs
    Scope and Contents
    This collection includes news programs, television shows, and music recorded from local and national radio and television broadcasts as well as prerecorded programs, such as The Negro Texans and Alex Haley Lecture for the Doubleday Lecture Series. Anacostia Community Museum does not hold the copyright of the broadcast programs and prerecorded programs in this collection. Content includes news coverage of Anacostia and Washington, DC events; announcements about and coverage of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum events; broadcasts of Martin Luther King, Jr's speeches; interviews with civil right leaders; and short documentaries.
    Date
    circa 1970s
    Extent
    14 Video recordings (open reel, 1/2 inch)
    15 Sound recordings (open reel, 1/4 inch)
    Citation
    Broadcast Programs, Record Group 09-037, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
    Type
    Collection descriptions
    Archival materials
    Video recordings
    Sound recordings
    Topic
    Community museums
    Civil rights leaders
    Place
    Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
    Washington (D.C.)
    United States
    Identifier
    ACMA.09-037
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