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Pinback button with the slogan "Help a Black Man..."

1960-1980

New York City, New York, 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 pinback button with a white background and black text that reads [Help A Black Man Bust A Nigger]. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacturer’s information printed in black ink. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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

Catalog reference: 2013.68.52

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