An Alpha Kappa Alpha metal pendant. The circular pendant is gold in color with the Alpha Kappa Alpha seal embossed at center. Lettering around the seal reads “Alpha Kappa Alpha / SORORITY INC. / LIFE MEMBER.”
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.133.2.8
An Alpha Kappa Alpha metal logo. The pin is green and gold and is in the shape of a heart. The heart is decorated with diamonds. Three leaves decorate the space inside the heart. Each of the leaves has a letter on it. The left leaf has the letter “E” on…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.133.2.28
An Alpha Kappa Alpha metal logo with a small metal loop attached to the top. The pendant is shaped like three books. Two of the books are on top of each other while the third book is leaning against them. One of the books has the A. K. A. seal on the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.133.2.16
An Alpha Kappa Alpha metal lapel pin with a stickpin back. The pin is made up of three green ivy leaves that form a triangle. In each leaf is a gold letter, together spelling "A. K. A." The leaves are on a gold circle border decorated with pearls.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.133.2.5
An Alpha Kappa Alpha metal logo with a small metal loop attached to the top. The pendant is a small circle that has a compass rose at center that divides the pendant’s face into four sections. The left section has a hand holding a diploma, the top section…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.133.2.21
One (1) round button pin with Kappa Alpha Psi "scroller" emblem. On the face of the brass pin is a plain, white enamel scroll with crimson edges. The bottom brass attachment has no markings.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.171.7.2
An Alpha Kappa Alpha metal lapel pin. The pin is in the shape of an ivy leaf with a green center. A gold colored metal circle surrounds the leaf. The leaf is outlined with small pearls. Gold lettering appears in the green center. It reads “A. K. A.”
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.133.2.4
Small brass colored metal Rutgers Living History Society pin. The pin is a half-oval shape, with a rounded top and straight bottom. A line of twelve (12) black stars, with one (1) gold star in the center, extends around the top edge. In the center is a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.127.4
An Alpha Kappa Alpha metal logo with a small metal loop attached to the top. The circular brass and silver pendant has a brass ivy leaf at center. Written inside the leaf is “SPIRIT/of AKA.”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.133.2.27
An Alpha Kappa Alpha metal pin with a pin back. The pin is a circular gold ring with gold ivy leaves at center. The bottom portion of the circle has "A K A" on it and a diamond, while the top half of the pin has lettering that reads "Alpha Kappa Alpha."
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.133.2.12
One (1) jacket pin for the Grand Polemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi. The ten-karat gold pin is designed in the shape of a half wreath encircling the Kappa Alpha Psi Diamond. At the top are three (3) small diamonds. On the bottom half of the wreath circle is the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.171.4
Phi Beta Sigma fraternity pin from the Epsilon Alpha Chapter at Dillard Univerisity, New Orleans. This gold-colored metal pin has a two-tiered design, with the Greek letter Phi (F) centered atop the letters Beta (B) and Sigma (S). Phi is set with twelve…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.74.3
A pinback button advocating quality education in Harlem. The button has a white background with black text throughout that reads [Harlem For Quality Education]. The exterior edge of the button has a manufacturer's stamp printed in black ink. The back of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.97
A white pinback button with black print. The black text throughout the button reads [March For Democratic Schools / May 18 / CORE - NAACP]. The back of the button has a manufacturer's stamp and a metal pin without a clasp.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.38
White button with phrase: [Black Student Union] at the top. Below these letters is a drawing of a muscular black arm from the shoulder down, with the elbow propped on a book. On the spine of the book is the word: [Knowledge.] The button has an unlocking…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.159.3.32
A white, black, and red pinback button for the D.C. Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Teenage Pregnancy Prevention. Around the outer edge of the button red text reads [The D.C. Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel / On Teenage Pregnancy Prevention]. At center there is an…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.48
A pinback campaign button supporting David Dinkins in his 1989 New York City mayoral campaign. The button has a blue background with an image of a red apple. At center, white text reads [Dinkins]. Below the text there is a white illegible union stamp. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.108
A black and white pinback button supporting education activism. The background of the button is white. Black print towards the top right of the button reads [i support my child's education]. Along the left edge of the button is a depiction of three people…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.75
A pinback button for the Head Start program. The button has a white background with a blue and red design. Red text on the sides of the button read [Head Start]. At center there is a drawing of a child holding a balloon. The child is wearing a red and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.60
A pinback button for Freedom Day, New York City School boycott, on February 3, 1964. The background of the button is white. Black text throughout reads [Freedom Day / Feb. 3 / No School]. The exterior edge has the manufacturer's union stamp. The back of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.114
A 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 /…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.17
A 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…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.20
