Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Pinback button featuring Malcolm X
after 1965
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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.
Round pin-back button featuring a central black and white photograph of Malcolm X. White and black type surrounds center photograph and reads, [OUR BLACK SHINING PRINCE/MAY/19/1925/FEB/21/1965/"FREEDOM BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY"/MALCOLM X].
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2013.201.1.35
