“March on Washington for Freedom” Civil Rights Pinback Button
1963 - Diameter: 2 1/8 inches
 
A powerful and historically significant pinback button issued for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, held in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963. Printed in bold black text on a white ground, the button reads “Washington D.C. Freedom March - Aug. 28, 1963 - United Civil Rights Organizations of America,” above the emphatic slogan “For Freedom - All, Here And Now.” Produced in conjunction with the coalition of civil rights groups that organized the march, an event at which Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his landmark “I Have a Dream” address, it stands as a direct artifact of one of the defining moments of the American Civil Rights Movement. A scarce and evocative example, embodying the urgency and unity of the movement at its height.
 
Condition: Extremely fine, with light surface wear consistent with handling.