Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Pinback button with the NAACP scales of justice
1909-1919
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.
A pinback button with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People logo at center. The button is blue with white and gold trim. The logo features a judicial scale in front of an open book with the acronym "NAACP" at the center. A printed back paper reads "THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. / BUTTONS. / BADGES. / NOVELTIES. / AND SIGNS / [union logo] / NEWARK, N.J." The button has an unlocking pin style back.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2011.159.3.50
