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Fifty-seven years ago today, on August 28th, 1963, a whole generation marched on America's capital demanding equal rights and opportunities for black Americans. Today, I'm giving away a set of high-resolution, full-color, colorized images for free on Unsplash—it's the first time ever the public has been able to see them. All of these colorized photographs can now be shared, used, and modified for free under the terms of the Unsplash Licence.
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#1
Civil Rights March On Washington
Original black and white negative by Warren K. Leffler. Taken August 28th, 1963, Washington D.C, United States.
Final score:
39points
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#2
Angela Davis, Half-Length Portrait
Original black and white negative by Bernard Gotfryd. Taken 1974, United States.
Final score:
38points
#3
The View Of The Huge Crowd From The Lincoln Memorial To The Washington Monument During The March On Washington
Original black and white negative by Warren K. Leffler. Taken August 28th, 1963, Washington D.C, United States.
Final score:
37points
#4
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. And Mathew Ahmann In A Crowd
Original black and white negative by Rowland Scherman. Taken August 28th, 1963, Washington D.C, United States.
Final score:
36points
#5
Marchers With Signs At The March On Washington
Original black and white negative by Marion S. Trikosko. Taken August 28th, 1963, Washington D.C, United States.
Final score:
33points
#6
Martin Luther King Press Conference
Original black and white negative by Marion S. Trikosko. Taken August 26th, 1964, Washington D.C, United States.
Final score:
32points
#7
Poor People's March At Washington Monument And Lincoln Memorial
Original black and white negative by Warren K. Leffler. Taken June 19th, 1968, Washington D.C, United States.
Final score:
31points
#8
African American Demonstrators Outside The White House, With Signs "We Demand The Right To Vote, Everywhere" And Signs Protesting Police Brutality Against Civil Rights Demonstrators In Selma, Alabama
Original black and white negative by Warren K. Leffler. Taken March 12th, 1965, Washington D.C, United States.
Final score:
29points
#9
Young Women With Signs Raised Behind Them At The March On Washington
Original black and white negative by Marion S. Trikosko. Taken August 28th, 1963, Washington D.C, United States.
Final score:
28points
#10
Negro Voting In Cardoza
Original black and white negative by Marion S. Trikosko. Taken November 3rd, 1964, Washington D.C, United States.
Final score:
27points
#11
John Lewis Speaking At A Meeting Of American Society Of Newspaper Editors, Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.c.
Original black and white negative by Marion S. Trikosko. Taken April 16th, 1964, Washington D.C, United States.
Final score:
26points
#12
Demonstrators Sit, With Their Feet In The Reflecting Pool, During The March On Washington
Original black and white negative by Warren K. Leffler. Taken August 28th, 1963, Washington D.C, United States.
Final score:
25points
#13
Malcolm X Waits At Martin Luther King Press Conference, Head-And-Shoulders Portrait
Original black and white negative by Marion S. Trikosko. Taken March 26th, 1964, Washington D.C, United States.
Final score:
25points
#14
Demonstrators Marching In The Street Holding Signs During The March On Washington
Original black and white negative by Marion S. Trikosko. Taken August 28th, 1963, Washington D.C, United States.
Final score:
24points
#15
Core-Sponsored Demonstration At Realtor Office Of Picture Floor Plans, Inc.
Original black and white negative by the Seattle Police Department. Taken May 4th, 1964, Seattle, Washington State, United States.
Final score:
23points
#16
Bus Leaving Near The Washington Monument, After The March On Washington
Original black and white negative by Marion S. Trikosko. Taken August 28th, 1963, Washington D.C, United States.
Final score:
21points
#17
Drinking Fountain On The County Courthouse Lawn, Halifax, North Carolina
Original black and white negative by John Vachon. Taken April, 1938, Halifax, North Carolina, United States.
Final score:
21points
#18
Leaders Of The March Leading Marchers Down The Street
Original black and white negative taken August 28th, 1963, Washington D.C, United States. Photographer unknown.
Final score:
20points
#19
Thurgood Marshall, Attorney For The Naacp
Original black and white negative by Thomas J. O'Halloran. Taken September 17th, 1957, Washington D.C, United States.
Final score:
19points
#20
Negro Going In Colored Entrance Of Movie House On Saturday Afternoon, Belzoni, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi
Original black and white negative by Marion Post Wolcott. Taken October, 1939, Belzoni, MS, United States.
Final score:
17points
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WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
28-08-1963 was nearly the same as 28-08-2020 for black people. The only difference is that in 1963 the US had a president who was trying to unite the country instead of a racist narcissist megalomaniac preaching racial inequality, violence and who is trying the best he can to make the United States the most divided nation in the world where white fights black, poor are oppressed by the rich and left and right are willing to murder each other over their political beliefs. His "Make America Great Again" scheme surely paid off.
MissJenny 5 years ago (edited)
There was one female speaker at the March on Washington in 1963. That woman was the fabulous Ms. Josephine Baker! She deserves so much recognition. Please read about her. The life she lived was absolutely incredible. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/march-on-washington-had-one-female-speaker-josephine-baker/2011/08/08/gIQAHqhBaJ_story.html
MissJenny 5 years ago
And another article: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/1963-josephine-baker-speech-march-washington/#:~:text=In%201963%2C%20at%20the%20age,at%20the%20March%20on%20Washington.&text=Baker%20spoke%20just%20before%20Dr,I%20Have%20a%20Dream%E2%80%9D%20oration.
Load More Replies... WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
28-08-1963 was nearly the same as 28-08-2020 for black people. The only difference is that in 1963 the US had a president who was trying to unite the country instead of a racist narcissist megalomaniac preaching racial inequality, violence and who is trying the best he can to make the United States the most divided nation in the world where white fights black, poor are oppressed by the rich and left and right are willing to murder each other over their political beliefs. His "Make America Great Again" scheme surely paid off.
MissJenny 5 years ago (edited)
There was one female speaker at the March on Washington in 1963. That woman was the fabulous Ms. Josephine Baker! She deserves so much recognition. Please read about her. The life she lived was absolutely incredible. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/march-on-washington-had-one-female-speaker-josephine-baker/2011/08/08/gIQAHqhBaJ_story.html
MissJenny 5 years ago
And another article: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/1963-josephine-baker-speech-march-washington/#:~:text=In%201963%2C%20at%20the%20age,at%20the%20March%20on%20Washington.&text=Baker%20spoke%20just%20before%20Dr,I%20Have%20a%20Dream%E2%80%9D%20oration.
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