Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Pinback button of Malcolm X
late 20th century
New York City, New York, 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.
Pin-back button featuring an image of Malcolm X. The rectangle-shaped button is vertically oriented and has a purple background. A black-and-white halftone image of Malcom X is centered underneath green type that reads [WATCH YOUR BACK]. Behind the image of Malcolm X there are a red and an off white line. The red line has an [X] at the edge of its right side.
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: 2011.46.21
