The Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom, May 17, 1957
This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Protest - The Lincoln Memorial
This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Protest - The Lincoln Memorial
Civil Rights Tour: Protest - The Lincoln Memorial
Since the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial in 1922, the larger-than-life-size, seated statue of the “Great Emancipator” has witnessed many milestones in the fight for civil rights. The dedication day was, itself, a demonstration of racism in…