Museum object · buttons (information artifacts)
Collar clip stating "Don't Join Jim Crow Army"
1940-1945
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 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 World War II era metal collar clip, or tab style button. The button is white with green printed text reading "Don't Join Jim Crow Army." There are two union bugs printed at the top along with the manufacturer's name: "Green Duck Company.".
- Catalog date
- 1940-1945
- Recorded places
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Activism; Military; Politics; Race discrimination; Segregation; World War II
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2011.159.3.9
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection