A yellow and black pinback button supporting Jesse Jackson. The button has black dots around the outer edge. At center is an image of Jesse Jackson. Above Jackson black text reads [Caribbean Americans For Jesse Jackson]. Below Jackson, black text reads…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.49
A pinback button designed by Hadiya Williams and Risikat Okedeyi. The button is black with white text reading [CITI / ZEN / OF WAKANDA] and a white triangle design at top and bottom center.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.3
A round pinback button with a yellow background with [FOR / FRIENDSHIP / AND PEACE / WITH CUBA] printed in large black text. Red scribbled borders form a square shape around the central phrase. Beneath the text are two hands in an embrace. They both wear…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.61.45
A pinback button from Stacey Abrams' 2018 Georgia gubernatorial campaign. The round, dark blue pinback button reads [MILLENIALS / FOR / STACEY / ABRAMS] in bright blue and white text in the center. Above the text is a fist symbol in white. Along the bottom…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.6.4
A red heart-shaped pinback button supporting David Dinkins, the 106th mayor of the City of New York. The button has white text throughout that reads [New Jersey Loves Dinkins]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.44
A pinback button with a black background and white text that reads [Save the Community Book Store]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.110
Pinback button from the Georgetown student referendum on semesterly fee to benefit descendants of the 272 enslaved people sold by Georgetown University in 1838. The button is round with gold letters reading [STUDENTS FOR / MARY ELLEN] and white letters…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.10.3.2
A green pin-back button belonging to Abiodun Oyewole. The button has a green background with black and pink type that reads: [TEACH / THE CHILDREN / THE TRUTH]. The back of the button has a single pin with a clasp.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.46.4
A black pinback button. It reads [20 YEARS LATER...WE STAND/ Justice, OR ELSE.] in white. In between the two lines of text is a large "2015" with a picture of a crowd on the National Mall in front of the Capitol Building. The image is inside of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.251.14.1
A black pinback button. It reads [BLACK/LIVES/MATTER/everyday] in white. There are several small scratches on the pin. The back is metal and does not have anything on it other than a pin at the top.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.251.14.2
A white pinback button. It has thick, black text. It reads [JUSTICE], curved along the top, [OR] in the center, and [ELSE], curved along the bottom. Under "or" in thinner text it reads [10-10-2015] in black. The back is metal and does not have anything on…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.251.14.3
A black pinback button with the "Justice...or Else!" logo. The logo has the shape of the U.S. Capitol building at the top. There is a line drawing of the Capitol in white. Below it there is a white rectangle. Inside it reads [JUSTICE.../OR/ELSE!] in white.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.251.14.4
A black pinback button with the "Justice...or Else!" logo. The logo has the shape of the U.S. Capitol building at the top. There is a line drawing of the Capitol in white. Below it there is a white rectangle. Inside it reads [JUSTICE.../OR/ELSE!] in white.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.251.14.5
A pinback button for Purse Power. The button has a white background with black type. The type reads: [PURSE POWER" / We have it. / Let's use it. / pursepower.com]. Above the type is a red symbol of an atomic whirl with a purse at the nucleus. The back of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.92.4
A pinback button for Purse Power. The button has a white background with a red symbol and grey and black type. The type reads: [PURSE POWER" / We have it. / Let's use it. / pursepower.com]. Above the type is a red symbol of an atomic whirl with a purse at…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.96.2
A pin-back button with the text [STAY WOKE]. The button has a black background with centered white text that reads [STAY WOKE]. The back of the button is silver toned and has a pin with a fastener.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.92.5
Square pinback button featuring a black and white image of the Smithsonian Arts and Industries building. To the left of the black and white photograph is red type that reads, [THE / NATIONAL / AFRICAN / AMERICAN / MUSEUM / Is coming…]. Border of button's…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.124
A small, circular, brown and yellow pinback button featuring the text [ WE SHALL / OVERCOME ]. Along the lower left edge of the button is the manufacturers information [ HIP PROD., 153 NORTH, CHGO.] The button has an unlocking pin style back.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.159.3.31
A pinback button advocating for African Liberation. The pin has a white background with orange text throughout that reads [Afro-Americans / In Anti-Imperialist Solidarity / With / African Liberation / Dunbar High School / Chicago - October 19, 20, 21,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.50
A pinback button supporting Angela Davis. The button has an orange background with black text around the edge that reads [Her Fight is our Fight / Free Angela Davis]. At center is an image of Davis. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacturer's…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.51
Biafra was composed of states in the eastern region of Nigeria that declared their independence in 1967 but surrendered in 1970 after a civil war and were reintegrated into Nigeria. A pinback button advocating for the people of Biafra. The button has a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.136
A pinback button supporting Oprah Winfrey as a Vice Presidential running mate for Senator John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign. The button is red with white, block text the reads, [THE BEST/ FOR 2004 / JOHN / KERRY / & / OPRAH / WINFREY]. Below the text…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.72.1
