Museum object · buttons (information artifacts)
Pinback button declaring "Black is Beautiful"
1960s - 1970s
United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Pinback button with a black background and a yellow stripe at center. On the yellow stripe the words "Black is Beautiful" appear in block letters. The button has an unlocking pin style back.
- Catalog date
- 1960s - 1970s
- Recorded places
- United States, North and Central America
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Activism; Beauty culture; Politics
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2011.159.3.11
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection