Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Pinback button for the Shirley Chisholm presidential campaign
ca. 1972
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.
A circular metal pin-back button. The button has a white background with red type that reads: [SHIRLEY / CHISHOLM / FOR / PRESIDENT]. The text is in all capitalization and in different font sizes. The button has a logo on its edge. The logo text reads: [AFL.CI0 / IUDTW] inside an oval. The back of the button is silver in color and has a single pin without a clasp.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2014.76.4
