The panoramic image shows tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered at the base of the Washington Monument on the National Mall and in motion. Numerous signs are visible in the foreground and throughout the crowd; legible inscriptions include ‘Equal Rights Now!’, ‘Maryland State’, and ‘No U.S. Dough to Help Jim Crow’, which name central demands of the civil rights movement for equal rights and an end to state-sponsored racial segregation. In the background, U.S. flags can be seen on the base platform of the Washington Monument. The photograph documents the extraordinary mobilization at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom of August 28, 1963 and shows participants of diverse backgrounds. The image stands for peaceful mass protest as a means of the civil rights movement to advance civil and economic equality.