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MADem

(135,425 posts)
Tue Jan 21, 2014, 12:28 PM Jan 2014

Look what turned up in my inbox

I subscribe to a 'thing' called Shorpy.com. It's this guy on the internet, who puts up assorted pictures--they can be images from the Civil War, someone's slides from the fifties, or more important images from major magazines or the Library of Congress. MLK's birthday likely prompted the inclusion of this photo--everyone looks so young!

Check out this picture:




August 1963. "Group portrait of several of the organizers of the March on Washington, among them: Mathew Ahmann, Rabbi Joachim Prinz, John Lewis, the Rev. Eugene Carson Blake, Whitney Young, A. Philip Randolph, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and Roy Wilkins." Photo by Stanley Tetrick for the Look magazine assignment "Negro march on Washington, D.C."

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Look what turned up in my inbox (Original Post) MADem Jan 2014 OP
Thanks for the reminder to check out Shorpy more often. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2014 #1
You can "subscribe." They will send you three or four pictures every day. MADem Jan 2014 #2
That makes me libodem Jan 2014 #3
Gave me (happy) chills. cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #4
John Lewis looks like he's in high school! MADem Jan 2014 #6
It was an exciting time. This is a great picture. Only one thing missing... mountain grammy Jan 2014 #5
Eleanor Holmes Norton should have been in that pic. MADem Jan 2014 #8
This interview is very interesting. TexasProgresive Jan 2014 #15
She was a mere CHILD back then! MADem Jan 2014 #16
Good catch, mountain grammy. SunSeeker Jan 2014 #10
I believe.. MI Buckeye Jan 2014 #7
I believe.... MADem Jan 2014 #9
Warning: If you go to Shorpy.com you will be there for hours. n/t monmouth3 Jan 2014 #11
Heh heh, ain't THAT the truth! nt MADem Jan 2014 #12
OMG, I went at around 11:30 and just looked and looked at everything from the Civil War, Atlantic monmouth3 Jan 2014 #13
One of the best time wasters on the internet, by far! nt MADem Jan 2014 #14
Oh my God. MADem, you just brought tears Number23 Jan 2014 #17
+++++++1! nt MADem Jan 2014 #18
K&R for a great pic. I have to avoid Shorpy if I ever want to get anything done. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2014 #19
Nice Photo, MADem.. thank Cha Jan 2014 #20
Shorpy is the greatest. reflection Jan 2014 #21
Bayard Rustin should have been there too TomClash Jan 2014 #22
Well, he was told to step back for the good of the movement. MADem Jan 2014 #25
Yeah, thanks for the link TomClash Jan 2014 #28
There was a film came out about his life maybe six years ago. MADem Jan 2014 #29
Thank you TNNurse Jan 2014 #23
Hee hee--you're welcome...and it is addicting! I love it! nt MADem Jan 2014 #27
What a great photo of a time when people of good will could join together and accomplish great.... marble falls Jan 2014 #24
You know, nowadays, I couldn't imagine such an effort without the oppressive MADem Jan 2014 #26
There would be commemorate glasses at Burger King. Be sure to collect the entire set. marble falls Jan 2014 #30
great find! Blue_Tires Jan 2014 #31

MADem

(135,425 posts)
2. You can "subscribe." They will send you three or four pictures every day.
Tue Jan 21, 2014, 12:53 PM
Jan 2014

And, as they say, it's "always something different!"

MADem

(135,425 posts)
6. John Lewis looks like he's in high school!
Tue Jan 21, 2014, 01:41 PM
Jan 2014

He wasn't that far outta high school back then!

Everyone looks so happy. I liked it, too.

TexasProgresive

(12,157 posts)
15. This interview is very interesting.
Tue Jan 21, 2014, 02:47 PM
Jan 2014

It appears that she was not one of the "big guns" of the March on Washington" but was one of those people who made it happened by their tireless unsung work.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/nation/july-dec13/march_08-21.html

SunSeeker

(51,557 posts)
10. Good catch, mountain grammy.
Tue Jan 21, 2014, 02:13 PM
Jan 2014

The female members of the abolitionist movement were similarly shut out. That is one of the reasons such female abolitionists as Susan B. Anthony went on to pursue women's rights with such vigor.

http://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/people/susan-b-anthony.html

MADem

(135,425 posts)
9. I believe....
Tue Jan 21, 2014, 01:52 PM
Jan 2014

...you have a damn good eye! I agree w/you.

Pic for comparison, same day, different photographer:



Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. prepares to address an estimated audience of 200,000 from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Holding onto Dr. King’s arm is UAW president Walter Reuther.

monmouth3

(3,871 posts)
13. OMG, I went at around 11:30 and just looked and looked at everything from the Civil War, Atlantic
Tue Jan 21, 2014, 02:23 PM
Jan 2014

City and had to read comments. What a trip!!

Number23

(24,544 posts)
17. Oh my God. MADem, you just brought tears
Tue Jan 21, 2014, 04:07 PM
Jan 2014

thank you for this picture. Good Lord, those beautiful brothers (and the Rabbi too!)

TomClash

(11,344 posts)
22. Bayard Rustin should have been there too
Wed Jan 22, 2014, 08:42 AM
Jan 2014

He did as much as any of these men to organize the March.

Of course, being a gay, Quaker and former member of the Communist Party would tend to get a brother whitewashed.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
25. Well, he was told to step back for the good of the movement.
Wed Jan 22, 2014, 01:18 PM
Jan 2014

He did most of the heavy lifting, but he wasn't able to take credit for it.

People were very intolerant back then. There was a real fear that he would "discredit" the movement (I use quotes because the issue was the perceptions of others, not the quality of Mr. Rustin's character) so he had to keep his distance.

POTUS gave Mr. Rustin a posthumous Medal of Freedom this past November. Richly deserved; better late than never.

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/transcript/transcript.php?programid=330110

MADem

(135,425 posts)
29. There was a film came out about his life maybe six years ago.
Wed Jan 22, 2014, 06:50 PM
Jan 2014

It was very good. Might be able to find it at the library by now.

marble falls

(57,083 posts)
24. What a great photo of a time when people of good will could join together and accomplish great....
Wed Jan 22, 2014, 10:13 AM
Jan 2014

things.

Today its groups of entertainment and sports figures self congratulating themselves under a corporate logo over stuff that means nothing to no-one past the photo-op.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
26. You know, nowadays, I couldn't imagine such an effort without the oppressive
Wed Jan 22, 2014, 01:22 PM
Jan 2014

sight of corporate sponsors' logos! It's become such an 'expected' thing.

The March on Washington....brought to you by Coca-Cola...the pause that refreshes!

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