Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Pinback button reading “Black Folk Must Vote”
ca. 1965
New York City, 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 pinback button with a white background and black sanserif type face text reading [BLACK FOLK / MUST / VOTE]. The printed words [AG Slater Corp NYC 11] are printed along the perimeter and at the bottom center is a red Union bug [AFL-CIO / – / LOCAL 64] encircled, [UNION MADE] below. The back has a straight pin. The laminate is slightly yellowed from age. There are some scratches on the surface and tarnish on the back.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2021.78
