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1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue and white pinback button with the text [register, sister]. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacture's information. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
1964
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA 1964 campaign pinback button for Robert F. Kennedy for New York Senate and Lyndon B. Johnson for President. In 1964 Johnson ran as a candidate of the Democratic Party. Kennedy also ran as a candidate of the Democratic Party and was endorsed by Johnson.…
1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA 1968 presidential primary campaign pinback button for Senator Robert F. Kennedy. The button is white with a blue, graphic outline of the United States. Red and blue text printed within the graphic reads, [KENNEDY / the spirit of ‘68]. There is a union…
1992
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGRound pin-back button featuring a red and black design against a white background. Across the top is a red banner with black text that reads [RON DANIELS]. Centered at the left is a black and white headshot of Daniels. To the right of the image is black…
ca. 1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee pin back button with the top half in black with white text and the bottom half in white with black text. In the middle, center is [SNCC] with the letters split in half with the top half in white and the bottom…
2018
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pin-back button indicating support for Stacey Abrams for Governor of Georgia. Button reads [STACEY / ABRAMS / GOVERNOR] in rainbow-hued letters on white background. Union bug at bottom center reads [PRINTING SECTOR / ® UNION (CWA) LABEL (8) / AUSTIN, TEXAS].
1950-2000
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA yellow and black oval shaped pinback button. At center there is a depiction of a man, woman and young child. Black at the center reads [T.W.S.]. Text above and below the depiction read [We Lead The Way / By Standing Together]. The back of the button has…
1963
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA white button with black text. A horizontal line runs across the bottom third of the button face separating text. Around the upper two-thirds of the button is text in an arc framing the text centered below. The text reads: [WASHINGTON D. C. FREEDOM MARCH…
1963
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA white pin back button with blue text. In the upper third half of the button, in the middle, is a graphic of the dome of the United States Capitol. Around the outside edge of the face is text on the top and bottom, curving with the edges. The text reads:…
1963
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA white pin-back button with black text. Around the edges of the front, on the top and bottom, is text surrounding more inner text. Inside the outside circle of text is the date for the March on Washington in 1963. [EMANCIPATION MARCH / AUGUST / 28 / 1963…
1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button for the 1965 Harlem Olympics. The background of the button is white. Blue text around the top edge reads [Harlem Olympics]. At center, in blue, is a depiction of a torch and four rings. Below the torch and rings blue text reads [1965 /…
1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA large, white, round pinback button with blue text. Black and white portrait images of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ralph Abernathy are at the center of the button. The text above the image reads "P.C.L.C-S.C.L.C / JOBS-INCOME / POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN…
1974
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button for the 1974 National Black Political Convention. The outer edge of the button has a red background with black text that reads [National Black Political Convention]. Inside the red circle, is a black circle with arrows pointing towards the…
August 6-9, 1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button for the Assembly of Unrepresented People. The button has a lot of discoloration. The background is white and there is green text throughout the button that reads [Assembly Of Unrepresented People / Washington / August 6-9. The back of the…
1920 - 1950
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBaltimore Elite Giants button with a metal pin back. The front of the button has a white background with a red line drawing of a baseball with shading at the bottom with red text that reads "BALTIMORE ELITE GIANTS."
ca. 1964
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button for the community of Bedford–Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, New York. The background of the button is yellow. Brown text throughout reads [Come On Home / To / Bed-Stuy]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
2009
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA rectangular pinback button from the festivities on the National Mall for the inauguration of Barack Obama. The button features a quote superimposed over an image of Obama. Additional text at the bottom of the button gives details about the celebration.
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack National Political Convention button. The black button has green and red text which reads [BLACK / NATIONAL / POLITICAL / CONVENTION / MAR. 10, 11, 12, 1972 / GARY, IND.] The word "NATIONAL" is in red, and the rest of the words are green. The back is…
late 1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack and orange with orange lettering pin-back. There is an image of a black panther in a circle surrounded by the words: ALL POWER TO / THE PEOPLE.
1967
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button for the Brownsville Community Federal Credit Union and Community Council in Brooklyn, New York. The button has a red outer edge and green center. Black text around the edge reads [Brownsville Community Federal Credit Union]. At center…
after 1964
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA white pinback button for the CDA / Community Staff Action Committee. At the center of the button black text reads [Community]. Above and below the text are etched drawings of people. Text at the bottom of the button reads [CDA / Community Staff Action…
after 1973
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and yellow pinback button depicting the logo for the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Oppression. The top of the button has the Spanish phrase [Basta La Represion] (Enough Repression) in yellow text. At center is a depiction of the…
after 1942
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pink button for the Congress of Racial Equality. The background of the button is pink. At center is a black flag with a white diagonal stripe. On the flag, green and white writing reads [Black Togetherness / CORE]. Text surrounding the flag reads [Oh Say…
1965-1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button for the United Farm Workers and Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee strike against grape growers in California. The background of the button is red. Black lettering at the top and bottom reads [Boycott / Grapes]. At center is a black…
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