Papers relating to the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963), 1963-1964, 1980-1983.

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Papers relating to the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963), 1963-1964, 1980-1983.

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Correspondence, circular letters, memoranda, notes, agendas and minutes, mailing lists, organizing manuals, press releases, publicity fliers, event programs and itineraries, petitions supporting civil rights causes, and other materials (July-August 1963) documenting the efforts of the Minnesota March on Washington Committee to organize, enlist support for, and fund a Minnesota delegation to the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (held August 28, 1963) and, to a lesser extent, the role of the march's national office in organizing and coordinating the event. The Minnesota committee was chaired by African American civil rights advocate and activist Matthew Little.

0.25 cu. ft. (1 box).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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