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Pinback button reading “Black Folk Must Vote”

ca. 1965

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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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 reference: 2021.78

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