Follow movements, public leaders and campaigns for rights, citizenship and representation.
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1931
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA circular pin-back button with red typeface and a graphic of two arms (representing the International Labor Defense) bending open prison bars with nine men's busts below. Red type at the top reads: [SAVE / THE / SCOTTSBORO / BOYS]. The back of the pin has…
late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button with the slogan [Be Black Baby]. The button has a black background and white text. The button has a metal ring and pin without a clasp it is in three parts, the button front (a), a metal ring (b), and the pin clasp (c).
1996
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSquare pin-back button with a red background. The top half features a black and white photographic image showing a compilation of headshots of Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and John F. Kennedy, Jr. Gray and white text under the image reads [In the tradition of /…
1960-1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGRound pin-back button featuring black type set against a white background. Black type reads, [MALCOLM X/SPEAKS/FOR ME].
mid 20th Century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGRound pin-back button featuring a black and white image of an African American man hung from a wood post and an African American woman hung by her hands from a tree branch. Black type appears above and below imagery and reads, [REPARATIONS../NOW!].
mid-20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGRound, white pin-back button with black type. Button's message reads, [Respect and Protect the/BLACK/WOMAN].
2016
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button with the slogan, Black Designers Matter, designed by Little Wing Lee. The round pinback button is primarily black and features, thin, centered, white text that reads [BLACK / DESIGNERS / MATTER]. The back of the button is silver tone with…
1966-1982
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGWhite button with a black border. On the left side is an image of a black panther behind five vertical bars. On the right side is the phrase "Free All Political Prisoners." The button has an unlocking pin style back.
2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA white pinback button. It has a black cartoon panther on the front. The panther appears to be lunging, with its back legs behind it and the front legs stretching out with claws showing. Its mouth is open and its teeth are showing. The panther is…
2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA white pinback button. It has a black cartoon panther on the front. The panther appears to be lunging, with its back legs behind it and the front legs stretching out with claws showing. Its mouth is open and its teeth are showing. The panther is…
ca. 2017-2018
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button from Stacey Abrams' 2018 Georgia gubernatorial campaign. The round, dark blue pinback button reads [ASIAN-AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDERS / FOR / STACEY / ABRAMS] in bright blue and white text in the center. Along the bottom edge in small…
ca. 1990
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button supporting David Dinkins 1989 New York City mayoral campaign. The background of the button is white. Red text at the top and bottom reads [Asian Americans for / David Dinkins]. At center there is an orange block with white accents. White…
1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA circle shaped, gold colored pinback button with black text at center reading “BLACK / POWER.”.
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button with Black Power fist illustration. The white button has black text which reads [BLACK POWER] curved around the top. There is a black image of a clenched fist. The back is a darkened silver and has a wire pin.
ca. 1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button advocating prison reform. The button has a red background. To the left of the button there is an image of a panther behind jail bars. Text to the left reads [free all political prisoners]. The back of the button has a metal pin without a…
1970-1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA round, yellow pinback button with a photographic portrait of Angela Davis in the center, pictured from the neck up. Across the top of the button, in bold black text, is [FREE ANGELA]. Below the portrait, in smaller black text, is [AND / ALL POLITICAL…
1991
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pink and black pinback button in support of Anita Hill. The front of the button is a pink background with black text reading [I believe Anita Hill]. The back of the button has a pin with a hook.
after 1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button with a yellow background and black text that reads [say it loud: / "I'm Black and Proud"]. Above the text at the top of the button are two silhouettes. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
2019
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPinback button from the Georgetown student referendum on a semesterly fee to benefit descendants of the 272 enslaved people sold by Georgetown University in 1838. The button is round and reads [I'M VOTING / YES / FOR THE 272] in white text against a red…
2018
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA round, navy blue pinback button. A rainbow is printed at the top, with [LGBTQ+] in bright blue letters followed by [FOR / STACEY / ABRAMS] in white letters. Across the bottom is printed [Stacy Abrams, Sarah Riggs Amico, Charlie Bailey and John Barrow -…
2018
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA round, navy blue pinback button. A rainbow is printed at the top, with [LGBTQ+] in bright blue letters followed by [FOR / STACEY / ABRAMS] in white letters. Across the bottom is printed [Stacy Abrams, Sarah Riggs Amico, Charlie Bailey and John Barrow -…
ca. 1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button that has a white background with red text that reads [Liberate / Aunt Jemima]. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA grey pinback button. It has a rectangle in the middle with several black and white images of men in a collage. It reads [NATION OF ISLAM] in bold yellow text. Above the image it reads [JUSTICE.../OR/ELSE] in yellow and below the image it reads [20TH…
1950-2000
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA white pinback button with blue lettering that reads [Negotiation Now!]. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacturer's stamp. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
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