Randolph, A. Philip Schulke, Flip Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union
Description
This object is a single-sided printed poster. It depicts a view from the August 28, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs abd Freedom civil rights protest march in a black and white photograph, with African Americans carrying signs demanding an end to segregated schools and racial bias. The title reads "Somebody Paid the Price for Your Right Register/Vote." The photograph was taken by Flip Schulke, who was a noted American photojournalist of the civil rights movement in the 1950s-1960s. The poster was commissioned by the A. Philip Randolph Educational Fund and printed by the Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union (LPIU) in Washington, D.C. circa 1971. A. Philip Randolph was a leading activist of both the labor union and the civil rights movements. The A. Philip Randolph Educational Fund and its larger umbrella organization the A. Philip Randolph Institute are affiliated with the AFL-CIO, and serve to support labor issues primarily of African Americans.Currently not on view
Paper (Overall Material)Black; White (Overall Color)Printed (Overall Production Method/Technique)
Swann Galleries
Record Contributed By
National Museum of American HistoryRecord Harvested From
Smithsonian InstitutionKeywords
- African American History
- African Americans
- Civil Rights
- Civil Rights Movement
- Cvil Rights
- Elections
- Government
- History
- Lithographers And Photoengravers International Union
- March On Washington For Jobs And Freedom
- Politics
- Princeton Posters
- Randolph, A. Philip
- Schulke, Flip
- Segregation
- Social Reformers
- Voting