American History Museum

Changing America: The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863 and the March on Washington, 1963

The Museum has partnered with the National Museum of African American History and Culture to explore two pivotal events, separated by 100 years, but linked together in a larger story of freedom and the American experience. Standing as milestone moments in the grand sweep of American history, these achievements were the culmination of decades of struggles by individuals—both famous and unknown—who believed in the American promise that this nation was dedicated to the proposition that "all men are created equal."