The photograph shows a woman with a guitar singing and playing at several microphones on a fenced podium. Numerous press representatives with cameras and people on the stage surround her, while a dense crowd extends in the background. According to the image caption, this is Joan Baez, one of the prominent musicians who performed at the March on Washington. The musical program was an integral part of the rally at the Lincoln Memorial and connected the civil rights movement’s demands for equality and jobs with the cultural expression of protest. The strong media presence in the image points to the national and international attention that the March on Washington on August 28, 1963 drew.