The close-up shows Martin Luther King Jr. behind a lectern equipped with multiple microphones from various broadcasting stations. Behind him stand numerous men crowded together, some wearing light-colored caps identifying them as ushers or staff members of the event; hands are raised in applause. The scene was captured on August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech as part of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The rally marked the climax of one of the largest demonstrations of the U.S. civil rights movement, combining demands for civil rights, an end to racial segregation, and jobs for African Americans. This photograph documents a key moment of peaceful mass protest that significantly shaped the political debate over civil rights legislation in the 1960s.