Institute of Politics, Policy & History (IPPH)

ALT A black-and-white photo of African Americans voting in the 1946 Democratic primary for the first time since 1890.

ALT A black-and-white group portrait showing five African American women working with the Baltimore & Ohio railroad as track women, 1943. B & O Railroad. They helped maintain and inspect railroad tracks.

ALT A black and white photograph of a coal miner outside the entrance to a mine. He stands in the center of the foreground; he wears a helmet with an electric light affixed to the crown. He holds a metal lunch pail to his side under his proper left arm. To his right is a line of mine carts parked on a rail leading to the mine entrance. The back of the photograph is blank.

ALT A black-and-white photograph of Jacqueline Peters, the daughter of a Pullman car waiter, working as chief fabrics stylist for a major textile house.

ALT A black-and-white photo of Dr. Martin Luther King in 1963, standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial. He waves to the largest crowd to participate in a civil rights demonstration in Washington D.C., where he delivered his historic "I Have A Dream" speech.

ALT A black and white image of a crowd in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington. The Lincoln Memorial appears in the background, just right of center. In the foreground, marchers sit with their feet in the Reflecting Pool. A large crowd extends behind them and up the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. A raised platform with people and film cameras appears in the center of the crowd, just to the left of the Memorial. Several people are standing on top of the Memorial.

ALT A black-and-white digital image of The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place in Washington, DC, on August 28, 1963. The image depicts a close-up of a crowd of men and women clapping and chanting or singing. In the background, placards and American Flags are visible.

ALT A black-and-white image of March on Washington participants sitting on the edge of the Reflecting Pool with their feet in the water. The image depicts one corner of the Reflecting Pool, with the water on the right side and the edges along the center and top of the image. A crowd of people sitting along the edge with their feet in the water. There are men and women, boys and girls. Some have their pant legs rolled up, and some wear skirts or shorter pants. More people sit and stand behind them.