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Pinback button for the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression

after 1973

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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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 black and yellow pinback button depicting the logo for the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Oppression. The top of the button has the Spanish phrase [Basta La Represion] (Enough Repression) in yellow text. At center is a depiction of the American flag turned vertically so that the stripes appear as prison bars. Two hands grip the bars near the bottom of the depiction. At the bottom of the button, yellow text, in English, reads [Freedom Is A Constant Struggle]. The edge of the button has the makers name [N.G. Slater Corp. N.Y.C. 11] and stamp. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2013.68.19

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