A pinback button for the Student Organization for Black Unity (SOBU) The orange button has black text which reads [WE ARE AN AFRICAN PEOPLE] curved around the top and [SOBU] on the bottom proper right side. There is a green silhouette of Africa with a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.201.1.23.4
A teal pin with two red abstract human figures embracing over the silhouette of Cuba at the center. Black text along the upper curve reads [NEW YORK – CUBA FRIENDSHIPMENT COMMITTEE] and the lower curve reads [PEOPLE’S FOREIGN POLICY FOR A NEW…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.61.48
A pinback button for the Urban League of New Haven. The background of the button is orange and black text around the outer edge reads [Urban League of Greater New Haven]. At center there is a large black equal sign. The back of the button has a metal pin…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.64
White button with a black stripe at center. Above the stripe in black is the word "Willie." On the black stripe in orange is the word "Brown." Below the stripe in black letters are the words "Democrat Assemblyman." At the bottom of the button is a seal for…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.159.3.13
A red-orange and black pinback button for the Women's Bail Fund. Black text around the button reads [All Prisoners Are Political Prisoners / Women's Bail Fund]. At center there is a depiction of a woman behind bars, the depiction is surrounded by the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.22
A pinback button for the Young Lords Organization. The button has a white background and purple lettering in Spanish at the top that reads [Tengo Puerto Rico En Mi Corazon] (I have Puerto Rico in my heart). Below the text is a depiction of Puerto Rico with…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.26
A pinback button for the Young Lords Party. The background of the button has the design of the Puerto Rican flag in blue, white, and red. At center is an image of a gun. Below the logo, black text reads [Young Lords Party]. The back of the button has a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.85
A Young Lords pinback button. The front of the button has a vertical depiction of the Puerto Rican flag as its background. An image of a rifle in black crosses the center of the flag. Black type at the bottom of the button reads: [YOUNG LORDS PARTY]. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.109.7.5
A round pin back button with an illustration of an arm raised, holding a rifle. The raised arm and rifle are light brown in color. Behind the arm is a green silhouette of Puerto Rico. Purple text above the rifle in Spanish reads: [TENGO PUETRO RICO / EN MI…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.109.7.6
A pinback button for York College. The background of the button is white. Large blue text at center reads: [Save York College]. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacture’s information and a union stamp in blue ink. The back of the button has a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.90
Pin-back button from the New York Coalition of Black Architects (NYCOBA) and the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA). The square pin has a white border with tan, orange, and brown graphics in the center. Printed in brown on the white border…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2018.56.1.1.1
A black and white pin-back button with text. In two arcs around the top and bottom edges of the button face are black blocks with white text. In the middle, centered, is black text. The text reads: [STUDENT NONVIOLENT / WE / SHALL / OVERCOME / COORDINATING…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.159.6
A white, blue, and lilac “Stacey Abrams Governor” pinback button created in support of of the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial campaign. The button has a lilac-colored background with “STACEY / ABRAMS” printed in bold white text across the top half and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.6.2
A white, purple, and blue “Stacey Abrams Governor” pinback button created in support of of the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial campaign. The pinback features a white background. “STACEY / ABRAMS” is printed in bold purple text across the top half of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.6.3
A yellow and blue “Vote” pinback button from Stacey Abrams' 2018 Georgia gubernatorial campaig. The button depicts an image of Stacey Abrams wearing red top in front of a dark blue backdrop. Her proper right arm is extended, and the word “VOTE” is printed…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.6.7
A red and white “to represent all Georgians” pinback button from Stacey Abrams' 2018 Georgia gubernatorial campaign. The pinback features an illustrated portrait of Stacey Abrams, framed inside of the red circle of the Greek symbol for female. Stacey is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.6.8
A hand drawn “Stacey Abrams for Governor” pinback button from Stacey Abrams' 2018 Georgia gubernatorial campaign. The pinback depicts Stacey Abrams’s name using hand drawn art that emphasizes the name “ABRAMS” in large red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.6.9
Political button with a dark green background with white lettering. Button features a large "O" at center, used in word "JOY". [JOY/January 20 - 2009].
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.91.12
Round pin-back button featuring white type set against a photographic background depicting African Americans suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Photographic background has been colorized green and red on edges. White type on button reads,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.201.1.53
