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2018
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA round, white pinback button with the Democratic Party's donkey symbol printed in rainbow stripes in the center. There is a union printing label at the bottom center of the front.
1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white pinback button for Dick Gregory's 1968 presidential campaign. The button is white with black text and a black and white portrait image of Dick Gregory. Gregory is wearing a suit and necktie and smiling. Black text at the top of the button…
2019
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPinback button for the Examining Ethics podcast. The button is round and black with white lettering readings [EXAM / INING / ETHICS / Podcast].
1950-2000
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button for the Fire Department of the City of New York. The background of the button is red with black and white text around the edge that reads [Firefighters Devoted To Neighborhood Youth]. At center is the FDNY crest. The exterior edge of the…
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button supporting Frelimo, the Mozambique Liberation Movement. At the center of the button against a yellow background is an illustration in black of two figures, a man and a woman, walking along a river. The man carries a gun and a hoe; the…
1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA green pinback button with black and red accents. The top of the button has a circle with a depiction of a fist holding arrows. At the tips of the arrows are dollar signs. Below, red and black text reads [International Black Expo]. Black text at the…
1920 - 1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGKansas City Monarchs button with metal pin back. The front of the button has a white background with a blue line drawing of a baseball and two crossed baseball bats at top with shading at the bottom. There is blue text at the center that reads "KANSAS CITY…
1970-1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA white, round, pin back button promoting the liberation of Carlos Feliciano. The top half of the button has a small black and white image of Carlos Feliciano. To the left of Feliciano is the Lares flag of 1868. On the right is the flag of Puerto Rico.…
October 16, 2000
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button for the Million Family March. The background of the button is white. Large red and blue letters at the top read [MFM]. Below the letters blue text reads [Million Family March / October 16, 2000]. The back of the button has metal pin with a…
October 16, 2000
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button from the Million Family March that took place on October 16, 2000. The pin has three sections. The outer edge of the button has a green background with white text that reads [The Million Family March / I Was There]. The middle circle has a…
1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA red, black and green pinback button with white text. The top of the button is red, the center is black and the bottom is green. The printed text reads: [MILLION MAN MARCH / 1 / IN A MILLION / OCTOBER 16, 1995 WASHINGTON, D.C.]. The button has a locking…
1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOn September 24, 1968 fourteen Vietnam Protestors took approximately 10,000 draft files from Milwaukee's draft boards and publicly burned them in honor of American soldiers. A pinback button advocating for the Milwaukee 14. The background of the button is…
1940s - 1950s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSmall red and white on navy blue NAACP lapel pin. At the center of the pin is a graphic of a set of judical scales in front of an open book with the acroynm "NAACP" at the center. The words "DEMOCRACY FOR ALL" surround the graphic. The button has an…
1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button for the anti-Vietnam War National Chicano Moratorium Committee. The button has a blue background with gray text that reads [moratorium]. The exterior edge has a manufacturer's stamp. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp…
after 1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button for the National Urban League. The button has a black background with a white equal sign at center. The exterior edge has a union stamp. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
1966-1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA white pinback button with green lettering. The letters are centered in the middle of the button. In the lower third of the button between lines of text is a red infinity symbol. The green text reads [WELFARE/ RIGHTS / NOW! / NWRO.] The back of the button…
1966-1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA white pinback button with green lettering. The letters are centered in the middle of the button. In the lower third of the button between lines of text is a red infinity symbol. The green text reads [WELFARE/ RIGHTS / NOW! / NWRO.] The back of the button…
1966-1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA National Welfare Rights Organization pinback button with an American flag design. The NWRO logo is in white print where the stars would typically be on the flag. Blue text throughout the white stripes of the flag reads [I Support A Guaranteed Adequate…
ca. 1938
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA circular New York Black Yankees pinback button. The pin is designed to look like a baseball with an image of crossed bats and baseball at the top with the text: [N.Y. BLACK / YANKEES] underneath. The images, type, and design are in blue over a white…
1932 - 1948
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack Yankee Baseball Stars button with metal pin back. The front of the button is designed to look like a baseball with a white background and blue seams. Red text at the center reads "BLACK YANKEE BASEBALL STARS."
1932 - 1948
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGNew York Black Yankees button with metal pin back. The front of the button has a white background with a blue line drawing of a baseball with shading at the bottom and two crossed baseball bats at the top. There is blue text at the center that reads "N.Y.…
1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button with a black background and white text that reads [Give a damn.] The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
1950-2000
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA green pinback button with black and white text. Black text at the top reads [nyc clerical / administrative]. At center, white and black, text reads [local / 1549 / District Council 37]. Black text at the bottom reads [afscme AFL/CIO]. The back of the…
1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button for the People's Church / Iglesia De La Gente. The background of the button is light blue. At center there is a yellow cross with white accent behind it. A black chain is on either side of the cross. Black text around the top reads…
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