We’ve not had occasion in the past to make a blog post about a blog post, but we think this is a special circumstance! It’s also a testament to the power of the Internet to connect us.
In August of 2013, on the anniversary of the March on Washington, we posted a National Archives story about an unidentified young girl whose photo was immortalized.
On August 28, 1963, Edith Lee-Payne was celebrating her 12th birthday by attending the March on Washington with her mother. She did not notice the photographer snap her picture. It would be more than 40 years later that her sister saw the photograph in a calendar celebrating African American history.
In 2011, she shared her story of attending the march and finding her photo in the National Archives in 2008: Prologue: Pieces of History » Finding the girl in the photograph.
We re-posted the story the following year. We recently received this comment from Edith Lee-Payne (on our About page):
Edith Lee-Payne says:
June 4, 2019 at 6:43 am
Hello,
I want to express my deepest appreciation to you for sharing my story about being at the August 28, 1963 March on Washington and adding the link from the National Archives and Records Administration.
While searching for a story I happened upon your blog. Needless to say I am elated and honored that you chose to share my story with your audience …twice!!
God Bless you!?
Reply
- admin says:
June 5, 2019 at 11:16 am
We are delighted that you saw our posts and sent your kind comment! Thank you for being part of that historic moment, for sharing your important story, and for keeping the dream alive.
Let’s all stay connected!
