Imagine standing shoulder to shoulder in a crowd with thousands of people on an August day in 1963. This is exactly what African Americans and Whites did at the Lincoln Memorial while listening to Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) deliver his “I Have a Dream” speech. People gathered to witness MLK talk about the inequalities African Americans face compared to Whites. Fifty-five years later African Americans still face everyday challenges due to inequalities. A whole new perspective to what lies beyond the frame is also created by looking at the two photographers in this photograph. The message of the photograph can be found by focusing on MLK and the crowd while creating a feeling of strength and support between two different ethnicities allowing for them to coincide peacefully.
To begin with, the viewer can determine the significance of this photograph by identifying the Washington Monument behind the crowd in Washington D.C. …show more content…
which is important to take into consideration. The Lincoln Memorial is significant because Abraham Lincoln was against slavery himself but as president took slow advances in trying to try to end slavery. He signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 that would call for African American slaves in certain states to be freed under the condition that they would join the Union army. It wasn’t until the 13th Amendment was signed a year later that slavery would abolish within the country. 100 years later, African American activists joined together in front of the Lincoln Memorial to peacefully protest discrimination, racism, and inequalities in the work force. By standing outside the Memorial, it shows that change first started with Abraham Lincoln by abolishing slavery and change was going to continue for African Americans. Many reporters and photographers were able to capture this moment of the crowds and MLK interacting in a peaceful
To begin with, the viewer can determine the significance of this photograph by identifying the Washington Monument behind the crowd in Washington D.C. …show more content…
which is important to take into consideration. The Lincoln Memorial is significant because Abraham Lincoln was against slavery himself but as president took slow advances in trying to try to end slavery. He signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 that would call for African American slaves in certain states to be freed under the condition that they would join the Union army. It wasn’t until the 13th Amendment was signed a year later that slavery would abolish within the country. 100 years later, African American activists joined together in front of the Lincoln Memorial to peacefully protest discrimination, racism, and inequalities in the work force. By standing outside the Memorial, it shows that change first started with Abraham Lincoln by abolishing slavery and change was going to continue for African Americans. Many reporters and photographers were able to capture this moment of the crowds and MLK interacting in a peaceful