1960's The Arts | The Civil Rights Movement in Art

"An Appeal to You from … to March on Washington"

Flyer

By: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

Date: 1963

Source: "An Appeal to You from … to March on Washington." March on Washington, ARVF, Special Collections, Michigan State University, 1963.

About the Movement: The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was organized by several leading civil rights advocates, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Conceived by A. Phillip Randolph, the march took place August 28,1963.

"Blowin' in the Wind"

Song

By: Bob Dylan

Date: 1962

Source: Dylan, Bob. "Blowin' in the Wind." The Peter Paul and Mary Song Book. New York: Pepamar Music Corp., n.d., 44–45.

About the Author: Bob Dylan (1942–) was born Robert Allen Zimmerman in Duluth, Minnesota. Dylan was interested in music from...