Text transcribed from caption: UCC-29809 UNITED CHURCH SENDS LARGE DELEGATION TO WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, D.C. -- One of the largest contingents among religious group sin the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was that of the United Church of Christ. The denominational banner was prominent among the thousands carried from the Washington Monument, in background, to the Lincoln Memorial during the March. Religious participation in the demonstration was vividly evident, with more than half of the banners identifying marching groups as those of churches, synagogues and related agencies and organizations. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-NY-8E-63-NBM)

National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)

1963

still image

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negative : black-and-white ; 10 x 8 inches

Religious News Service--Archives.
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)
United Church of Christ.

Civil rights movements--United States.
Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.)
Civil rights--Religious aspects--United Church of Christ.
Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.)
Picketing--Washington (D.C.)

United States.
Washington (D.C.)
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington

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Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.

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RNS RG 1, image no. UCC-29809; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA

RNS-RG1_UCC-29809

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