Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Pinback button for the Shirley Chisholm presidential campaign
ca. 1972
Hempstead, Nassau County, 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.
A circular metal pin-back button. It has a yellow background with black type that reads: [UNBOSSED AND UNBOUGHT / SHIRLEY / CHISHOLM / FOR / PRESIDENT]. The fonts vary in size. Black type, around the edge of the pin reads: [LARRY FOX ASSOC. P.O. BOX 581 HEMPSTEAD NEW YORK]. The back of the button is silver in color, has a single pin without a clasp and an engraving.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2014.76.3
