Civil Rights Legislation March

Civil rights, union, and religious leaders from New York City, New York rally approximately 1,200 demonstrators to board a dedicated Pennsylvania Railroad train from New York Penn Station to Washington Union Station in Washington D.C. and march in support of the civil rights bill that would become the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Demonstrators carry signs and a banner across Pennsylvania Avenue as motorcycle police stop traffic. The banner reads “New York March To Washington For Civil Rights Legislation Now”. (Photo by Bob Parent/Getty Images)