White on black pinback button with a black-and-white portrait of Henry Lincoln Johnson at the center and the statement "Georgia's Choice" above the image and "Henry Lincoln Johnson" below. The button has an unlocking pin style back.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.159.3.3
A pinback button for Herman B. Ferguson's U.S. Senate campaign. The button has a black background with white text throughout that reads [Survival - Liberation / Herman B. Ferguson For Senate / Freedom & Peace Party]. The exterior edge of has the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.53
This is a pin-back button designed for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential campaign. It is a round button with an orange background with a large capital letter ‘H’ in the center. The letter ‘H’ is outlined in blue and filled in with a bright red color. An…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.11.10
This is a pin-back button designed for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential campaign. It is a round button with a blue background with a large capital letter ‘H’ in the center. The letter ‘H’ is outlined in white and filled in with a bright orange color.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.11.9
A black and yellow pinback button for the New York Democratic Party. The top half of the button has a black and white image of children. Above the children, yellow text reads, [Keep hope Alive]. The bottom half of the button is yellow with red and black…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.77
Round pin-back buttons featuring blue text against a white background. It reads [JESSE / JACKSON / '84]. Around the bottom lip on the back is a blue logo and text that reads [PD. FOR BY JACKSON FOR PRES. COMM.] The point of the button's pin fastener…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.201.1.1-3
Round pin-back button featuring a red and blue design. Blue text curved across the top reads [JESSE JACKSON]. Below is a three-tiered arch that forms a red, white, and blue "rainbow." The bottom half of the button features red text that reads [NOW / IS THE…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.201.1.4-5
Round pin-back button featuring a red and blue design. Blue text curved across the top reads [JESSE JACKSON]. Below is a three-tiered arch that forms a red, white, and blue "rainbow." The bottom half of the button features red text that reads [NOW / IS THE…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.201.1.6
Round pin-back button featuring blue and red text against a white background. It reads [WIN / Jesse / Jackson / '88 / WIN!]. A horizontal red line extends from each side of "88." There is a horizontal pin-back fastener on the silver-colored metal back.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.201.1.7
A white pinback button with red and blue text supporting Jesse Jackson's 1988 presidential campaign. Text throughout the button reads [New Yorkers for Jesse Jackson Action '88]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.43
A round, pinback button made of metal and plastic. The button has a blue background with white text reading "I'm / Backing / JULIAN / BOND" above two white stars and a union logo.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.159.3.76
A 1960 presidential campaign pinback button for John F. Kennedy and running mate Lyndon B. Johnson. Kennedy ran as a candidate of the Democratic Party. The button is red, white, and blue. In the central white, elliptical-shaped band is a black-and-white…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.88.3
A pink, yellow, black, and white pinback button for Kenneth A. Gibson's campaign for mayor of Newark, New Jersey. The top of the button has a pink arc with a yellow semi-circle under it. The majority of the pin has a black background with white and yellow…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.21
A pin-back button indicating support for the March for Our Lives, a student-led global demonstration against gun violence. Button displays the March for Our Lives logo: three lines of text with four human figures holding hands. Text reads [MARCH / FOR OUR…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.41.6
A pinback button advocating Marlene Johnson for Alderman. The background of the pin is tan. A black depiction of Johnson is in the upper half of the pin, while black text reading [Marlene Johnson for Alderman] takes up the lower half. The back has a metal…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.15
A blue and white circular pinback button. The top half reads "STOP LYNCHING" in white on blue background; the lower half reads "N.A.A.C.P. / LEGAL DEFENSE FUND" in blue on a white background. The button has an unlocking pin style back.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.159.3.12
A pinback button for the Narcotics Association Regional Coordinating Officers. The background of the button is red. Black print at the top and bottom read [Get Involved / N.A.R.C.O.]. At center there is a depiction of a syringe that is broken in half and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.101
A round pin with the central white dove on a white and blue background. The upper portion of the pin is blue and white text along the supper curve reads [MARCH ON WASHINGTON]. The white dove has red text inside that reads [April / 25]. The bottom of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.61.42
A metal and plastic button, orange with black text and a green silhouette of Africa. The text reads: [New Jersey Anti-Apartheid Mobilization / Free South Africa / November 9, 1985].
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.105.2
A square pinback button for the National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO). The button has blue background. There is a white box at center that has red lettering above and below the (NWRO) symbol that reads [NWRO / Member]. The back of the button has the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.88
A pinback button for Freedom Day, New York City School boycott, on February 3, 1964. The background of the button is white. Black text throughout reads [Freedom Day / Feb. 3 / No School]. The exterior edge has the manufacturer's union stamp. The back of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.114
This pinback button owned by Tommie Smith represents the Olympic Project for Human Rights. The front of the button has a white ground with two (2) green leaves extending from the bottom center around the sides and nearly meeting at the top center. Inside…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.231.4
A round metal pinback button in support of the Gus Hall and Jarvis Tyner U.S. Communist Party presidential campaign of 1976. The front of the button features a split white and red background and depicts a stylized “76” for the year 1976 in the bottom red…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.20.307
A pinback button with a pink background and black text throughout that reads [There Is Another Way / Project Youth]. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacturer's information printed in black ink. The back of the button has a metal pin without a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.57
