Button, March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom

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Description:

Button "March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom August 28, 1963"around a design of black and white hands shaking. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty (1963–68) had a major impact on the racial and ethnic composition of the workforce. Increasingly many individuals found fewer racial barriers to higher-paying manufacturing and white-collar jobs. Rather than falling victim to laboring in apparel sweatshops, some workers turned to alternatives in the service industries or even public assistance.

Associated Date: 1963 08 28

Location: Currently not on view

Associated Place: United States: District of Columbia, WashingtonUnited States: District of Columbia, National Mall, Lincoln Memorial

Subject: African American HistoryCivil Rights MovementGeneral Subject Association: History, Reform Movements, Black, Civil RightsRelated Event: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

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See more items in: Political and Military History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection, Government, Politics, and Reform, Sweatshops

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Credit Line: Virginia Beets

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PL.250459.02Catalog Number: 250459.02Accession Number: 250459

Object Name: Button

Physical Description: black, white (overall color)metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 3 1/2 in; x 8.89 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-559c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_529630

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