New York Amsterdam News — 1963-00-00720

12 > V ¥. AMSTERDAM NEWS, Sat, Sept. 7, IKS 200,000 People.... Inspired By A "Dream"! Photos by HAROLD COOPER, JAMES GILBERT \ .1*1. L ''' .1' ' _ 1 ' WILLARD SMITH, AMERICAN AIRLINES •ROM EVERYWHERE: You wild name your civil rights tty during the March on Wash- and you could taka three and find somebody there It. The gent at the of the page ta from that r Albany and judging from Mga ha doesn't think too of Ik Moving to the right _ Odetta. center, on her left by Bay ard Ruatln and Josh White and her right by Lonnie Satin and the team of Peter. Paul and Mary. They entertained the huge crowd prior to the big rally. At the top right are mem­ bers of the medical committee for civil righta who coordinated health plana for the March ar.d who will provtce plana for ac­ tion in all health Adds. They are from left to right: Dr. Paul Cooeriy of Washington, D.C.; Dr. Walter Lear, chair­ man, New York City; Dr. George Lopez, chairman of drti- tial division. East Elmhurst. New York and Kendrick Har­ per. In a second row, thia sign clearly shows the wide variety of ethnic and cultural groups participating in the March. Fur­ ther to the right, Shirley Bates on the ground is down but defi­ nitely not out as she views the March through what Is left of what was a picket fence. Per­ sonalities were a dime a dozen. Many of them were seen — few of them were heard. They aat as Burt Lancaster and Chari­ ton Heaton are shown here seated and they listened with interest. The young lady at the far right in this row was just plain tired. She was too her name to our . In the next row ilcture of Shirley rnber serious face ■ando in enough to >ne that the March business. He ta not to Brando is a r Yorkers with the artist. at right Is Kenneth N. Sher­ wood, vice president of Fleet- wood Furniture in Harlem. Guess who the guy is In the bottom row at the left? If you don't know, you had better look him up. Nayt to him la a group of staunch marchers including Margaret'Carter, flnankial sec­ retary of the Urban League Guild and Doreen Hill of Phil­ adelphia. The next picture at the right shows street water trucks which were converted into water dispensers for the weary marchers and placed at strategic places in the area. Included in the pictures are Juanita Hall and Riccardo and Loraine Holmes of 1200 Sutter Avenue, Brooklyn. To say that nobody knows the name of the gentleman at the right would be to just about name the title of one of his books. Novelist James Baldwin is shown with Joseph Mankiewicz, producer- director, Charlton Heston and Mrs Heston as they prepared to leave New York for the March on Waahlngton. The fin­ al picture at lower left ahowa the use made by one gent of his March on Washington Baa- ner—he used it woman-style to cover hia head. Untitled Document file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/Desktop/hello.html2/18/2007 11:01:03 AMThomas M. Tryniski 309 South 4th Street Fulton New York 13069 www.fultonhistory.com