Title |
Japanese Americans at the March on Washington, August 28, 1963 |
Photo Number |
P0544n02_11_005 |
Description |
Photo of Japanese American participants in the civil rights March on Washington, August 28, 1963. They are standing near the Washington Monument. Mike Masaoka notes in his autobiography that seats were reserved for him and JACL President K. Patrick Okura on the platform at the Lincoln Memorial where Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his "I have a dream" speech, "but the crush of the crowd was so great that we were unable to get there." |
Date |
1963-08-28 |
Keywords |
Veterans; Military; Japanese Americans; Civil rights; Demonstrations |
Subject |
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)--Photographs; Civil rights demonstrations--Photographs; Japanese Americans--Photographs |
Spatial Coverage |
Washington (D.C.); District of Columbia |
Additional Information |
442nd Regimental Combat Team |
Collection Number and Name |
P0544 Mike M. Masaoka Photograph Collection |
Collection Name |
Mike M. Masaoka |
Relation is Part of |
Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archive |
Rights |
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Type |
Image |
Digitization Specifications |
Digital image produced on Epson Expression 10000 XL scanner, RGB, at 400 dpi. Archival file is uncompressed TIF. |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6cp0dfm |
Setname |
uum_map |
ID |
993753 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cp0dfm |