A pinback button advocating to free Huey Newton. The background of the button is orange. At center black text reads [Free Huey]. The text is above and below a depiction of a black panther. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.107
A pinback button advocating to free the SASO 9. The background of the button is white and the accents are black. Text in the center of the button reads [Free The 9 / Oct. 7]. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.94
A green pinback button with pink and black text. The text from top to bottom reads [African / People / Are / Ready / To / Have / Equality / Independence / Dignity]. The first letter of each word is in pink and forms the word [Apartheid] down the left side.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.78
A pinback button that has a white background and black text. The text, found throughout, reads [I'd Rather Fight Here Than There!]. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.93
A round white pinback button with black text that reads [Defend / Atlanta's / Children / Not / El Salvador's / Junta]. Below this is a green graphic that ends in a pentagon. The graphic reads [March on the Pentagon / May 3] in white. Below this graphic,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.61.60
A button celebrating the 1984 Christopher Street Liberation Day. The button face has a wide light pink margin with dark pink text reading [UNITY & MORE IN '84 / New York City Gays & Lesbians / Remember Stonewall]. The center of the button features a gray…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.183.1
Square pin-back button featuring a black and white photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at the 1963 March on Washington. Green, red, and black type appear above and below photograph. Type reads, [MARCH ON WASHINGTON/Jobs, Justice &…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.201.1.44
Pinback button with a black background and a yellow stripe at center. On the yellow stripe the words "Black is Beautiful" appear in block letters. The button has an unlocking pin style back.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.159.3.11
A metal pinback button endorsing Carl Stokes for mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. The button features one line of text reading [STOKES] where the [OK] is in white type while the other letters are printed in black, the background is a dark orange. The words are…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.36.6
A white pinback button endorsing Shirley Chisholm for president. The button features three lines of text in black block letters [MS. CHIS. / FOR / PRES.]. The back of the button is rusted and has a straight pin extending beyond the diameter of the button.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.36.2
A white pinback button endorsing Shirley Chisholm for president. The button features an illustration of the head and right raised arm of the Statue of Liberty in black ink. A series of red rays emanate from the statue. Red type curving along the top of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.36.3
A white pinback button endorsing Shirley Chisholm. The button features a small blue illustration of the Statue of Liberty at the top. Below that are three lines of text [SHIRLEY] appears large and in red ink and [THE SPIRIT / OF '72] appears below in blue…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.36.4
A yellow pinback button endorsing Shirley Chisholm for president. The button features five lines of black block text printed on a yellow background. [UNBOSSED AND UNBOUGHT] appears at the top in small print, curving around the edge of hte button. Below…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.36.5
A metal pin back button featuring a photographic image of Sen. W.B. Nash. The pin is oval and made of metal with a slight tarnish. The front features a beaded design around the edge of the picture and the back is slightly indented with a horizontal pin…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.168.1
A round pinback button featuring a black-and-white photographic portrait of Abraham Lincoln on the proper left and a black-and-white photographic portrait of Frederick Douglass on the proper right. The portraits are in the center against a cream…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.77.2
An orange button with a black and white image of Angela Davis. She is seen from the neck up and is looking directly at the camera. Around the image of Davis, Black text around the image reads “ANGELA IS FREE / FREE / ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS / T.U.A.D.” On…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.159.12
Round pin-back button featuring a black and white image of Martin Luther King Jr.'s face. Black type appears on button and reads, [WE MOURN OUR LOSS/1929/1968/REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.] Hanging from the bottom of the button is a purple ribbon with…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.201.1.20
Rectangular pin-back button featuring color image of Jesse Jackson and Jesse Jackson, Jr. in front of a waving American flag. Red type appears at the top and bottom of pin and reads, [Keeping Hope Alive/Democratic National Convention '96]. Border of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.201.1.45
Round pin-back button featuring a central black and white photograph of Malcolm X. White and black type surrounds center photograph and reads, [OUR BLACK SHINING PRINCE/MAY/19/1925/FEB/21/1965/"FREEDOM BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY"/MALCOLM X].
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.201.1.35
A white button with a black and white image of Martin Luther King, Jr. in the center. King is seen from the shoulders up and looks over his proper left shoulder into the distance. Surrounding the image, along the top and bottom is black, curved text that…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.159.7
Round pin-back button featuring a color image of Martin Luther King Jr. Red, black, and green type circles the image of Martin Luther King Jr. and reads, [MAN SHOULD PUT AN END TO WAR/OR WAR WILL PUT AN END TO MAN!!!].
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.201.1.21
Round pin-back button featuring a black and white photograph of Nelson Mandela. Surrounding the photograph on three sides is yellow and green type. Yellow and green type reads, [NELSON / MANDELA / THE STRUGGLE IS MY LIFE]. White type along bottom edge,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.201.1.32
A white pinback button with black print. The black text throughout the button reads [March For Democratic Schools / May 18 / CORE - NAACP]. The back of the button has a manufacturer's stamp and a metal pin without a clasp.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.38
