List of Students from the March on Washington, 1963
Dublin Core
Source
MHC Archives
Title
List of Students from the March on Washington, 1963
Description
This list shows the names of the 29 students from Mount Holyoke who went to the March on Washington in August of 1963. Over 250,000 people marched to protest the inequalities faced by African Americans. The march was influential in the passing of both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. These acts outlawed discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, and national origin and abolished the literacy tests and poll taxes that were frequently used to bar African Americans from voting.
Date
August 1963
Format
Notebook paper, ink
Language
English
Identifier
case02_votes_011
Text Item Type Metadata
Original Format
26 x 20 cm
Files
Collection
Citation
“List of Students from the March on Washington, 1963,” Digital Exhibits of the Archives and Special Collections, accessed April 25, 2024, https://ascdc.mtholyoke.edu/items/show/3773.