The black-and-white still image shows several young Black men in white caps and light-colored shirts holding a U.S. flag together. Their uniform-like clothing suggests an organized group participating as part of the march procession. The carrying of the American national flag was a deliberate symbol at the March on Washington: the civil rights movement’s demands for equality and dignity were understood as the fulfillment of the nation’s promises of freedom and justice. The March on Washington on August 28, 1963 united hundreds of thousands of people who advocated for civil rights and employment, thereby drawing attention to the ongoing racial segregation and discrimination in the United States.