Community Curation

March on Washington for Civil Rights on August 28, 1963: Alice Van Brackle receives Autograph from Lena Horne
March on Washington for Civil Rights on August 28, 1963: Alice Van Brackle receives Autograph from Lena Horne

March on Washington for Civil Rights on August 28, 1963: Alice Van Brackle receives Autograph from Lena Horne

Rochdale Village, Inc., Jamaica Queens New York

Rochdale Village resident Alice Van Brackle boarded a bus with her office colleagues and her union delegates to attend the March on Washington in the summer of  August 1963.  Alice happened upon Lena Horne, who graciously autographed her keepsake ticket.