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Joan Baez - 1963 March on Washington
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Joan Baez, at the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C.
The poster says "We Shall Overcome."

Joan Baez with guitar 1963 March on Washington - civil rights - We Shall Overcome
Image courtesy of United States National Archives and Records Administration.
Modifications © Jone Lewis 2001.

Joan Baez was one of the best-known of the folksingers to come to prominence in the 1960s. She was also active in the peace movement and in civil rights.

Source of photo: United States Information Agency

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