The photograph shows a view from the crowd of participants toward the Lincoln Memorial, in front of whose columned facade a large gathering has assembled densely packed. In the foreground, women and men stand and sit, some at elevated positions to look over the heads toward the platform. On the right, a sign reading “Northern Virginia CUA” is visible, indicating an arrived delegation. The photograph documents the central rally of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, at which hundreds of thousands of demonstrators assembled at the Reflecting Pool between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. It reveals the broad, multiethnic participation and the peaceful character of the mass demonstration, which ranks among the defining events of the U.S. civil rights movement.