The still shows a group of demonstrators—men and women of different backgrounds—marching through a tree-lined street during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. Several people wear distinctive wide-brimmed straw hats; some hold small American flags aloft or wave them. The facial expressions of individual persons suggest collective singing or chanting, which was characteristic of the communal atmosphere of the peaceful protest. In the background, a densely packed crowd is visible, reflecting the broad participation in this central event of the civil rights movement. The March on Washington attracted an estimated approximately 250,000 people who demonstrated, among other things, for the equality of Black Americans and for jobs and economic justice.