The photograph shows a densely packed section of the march procession on August 28, 1963 in Washington, D.C. Numerous uniformly designed signs articulate the central demands of the march: ‘We March for First Class Citizenship Now!’, ‘Jobs for All Now!’ and ‘We March for an End to Bias Now!’. Black and white participants walk together, many in summer work clothes with hats and ties; individual groups carry their own banners, including one from the ‘California Federation of Mineral Societies’. The image documents the nationwide participation in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which, with approximately a quarter million participants, ranks among the largest rallies of the U.S. civil rights movement. It illustrates the close link between civil rights demands and social and labor market policy concerns, as well as the peaceful, organized character of the protest against racial segregation and discrimination.