https://mallhistory.org/files/original/5a70e9ac6d4c862eadbc5e3a097ac85b.jpg 3f922459323abf9c3d83a31df458fdf5 Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Event Type Marches and Rallies Event Sort Date For sort purposes only. Use YYYYMMDD with no spaces. If no MM or DD, use 00. For multi-day events, use first day. 19570517 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom Description An account of the resource Held in the spring of 1957, the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom was organized by the newly formed <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/73">Southern Leaders Conference </a>(later known as the Southern Christian Leadership Coalition or SCLC). 25,000 demonstrators attended the event at the Lincoln Memorial, urging the Eisenhower administration to push for compliance with Brown v. Board of Education's school integration. <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/90">Martin Luther King Jr</a>. gave the keynote speech at this event, which reinforced his role as a new key leader in the civil rights movement. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/00651350/">View original</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/17/1957 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950-1979 civil rights politics & protest