![]() ![]() Philip Randolph and organized by him, Bayard Rustin and Martin Luther King Jr. It was under this atmosphere that leaders from the civil rights movement planned a march to Washington to build political momentum behind the measure. The bill was quickly blocked by southern representatives in Congress. Kennedy tried to pass his bill on June 11, 1963, that a real attempt to give Blacks civil rights was undertaken. ![]() The federal government had for years tried half-heartedly to pass some kind of civil rights bill that would grant equality to all Americans. Space was limited so Wilson used a 24mm wide-angle lens on his 35mm camera. Climbing to the top of the cameramen’s stand Wilson took a number of shots of King waving to the crowd. Walking back down he talked with King and his entourage and King always on the lookout for iconic photos jumped at the chance for a front page photo. Seeing the crowd spread out he had an idea for a photo. Around noon he had wandered over to the speaker’s platform in front of the Lincoln Memorial and climbed to the top of the elevated cameramen’s stand. The cameras, film and other equipment weighed 38 lbs but that didn’t slow down Wilson. G.Marshall Wilson started the day with 6:00 AM walking through the crowds with four 35mm cameras. ![]()
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