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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Freedom March Commemoration Medallion
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Freedom March Commemoration Medallion

Artifact ID1970.28.84
Object Type Pendant
Date ca.1960
Date DescribedAugust 28, 1963
Date GiftedJanuary 28, 1964
Medium Bronze
DimensionsOverall Diam 1 3/8 in (3.5 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionPendant. Bronze medal with bas-relief of Abraham Lincoln as in Lincoln Memorial on obverse. Inscribed: "Freedom March Commemoration / Washington, D.C. / August 28, 1963." Reverse: bas-relief of Lincoln Memorial. Inscribed " 'Above the clouds of Ignorance, Narrowness and Selfishness…' Booker T. Washington. / 'Testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure…' Abraham Lincoln." Rigid hanging ring. Marked on obverse: "(c) FMC" and on reverse: "Freedom Medal Co." Received through mail January 28, 1964.
Historical NoteThis bronze medallion was sent to President Johnson by a constituent in January 1964. It commemorates the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom which was held on August 26, 1963.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from the general public to President Johnson during his term in office. It was received by President Johnson personally, until the President donated it to the LBJ Presidential Library in 1970.
Credit LineGift of Lyndon Baines Johnson
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from the General Public (National Archives Identifier 189698395)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
Person Referenced Abraham Lincoln (United States, 1809 - 1865)
In Collection(s)
Historical Dates
  • August 28, 1963
  • January 28, 1964
Not on view
Subjects
Civil Rights
Place Described
Washington