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Pennant from the March on Washington carried by Edith Lee-Payne

Manufactured by: Unidentified
Used by: Lee-Payne, Edith, American

Medium: felt with thread and metal and cloth on fiberboard
Dimensions: H x W: 8 5/8 × 26 1/4 in. (21.9 × 66.7 cm); H x W (board): 11 1/2 × 29 1/4 × 1/4 in. (29.2 × 74.3 × 0.7 cm)

Type: pennants

Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1963

Description: This white felt pennant is sewn and stapled to a black cloth over a board. The pennant has black lettering that says [MARCH ON WASHINGTON / FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM / AUGUST 28, 1963]. There is an image of the Lincoln Memorial with the words [I WAS THERE] above and [LINCOLN MEMORIAL] below the graphic. Below this is an image of two hands joined in a handshake. On the left edge of the pennant is a black strip of cloth sewn with white thread to the pennant. The pennant has some noticeable smoke stains on the white felt. The reverse of the board is blank.

Topic: African American; Activism; Children; Civil Rights; Freedom; Labor; Local and regional; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture, Gift of Edith Lee-Payne & Family

Object number: 2017.6

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Exhibition: Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse, C 050

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Pin-back button featuring "I Believe Anita Hill"

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Hill, Anita, American, born 1956

Medium: metal
Dimensions: Diameter (x depth): 2 3/16 x 5/16 in. (5.6 x 0.8 cm)

Type: buttons (information artifacts)

Date: 1991

Description: A round pink pin-back button with black lettering that reads: [I Believe / Anita Hill].

Topic: African American; Feminism; Gender; Justice; Labor; Law; United States--History--1969-2001; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kim Sykes

Object number: 2010.69.9

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Exhibition: A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Pinback button for Barbara Jordan from the 1992 Democratic National Convention

Manufactured by: Unidentified
Subject of: Jordan, Barbara, American, 1936 - 1996

Medium: metal and plastic
Dimensions: Diameter (depth with pin): 3 x 1/4 in. (7.6 x 0.6 cm)

Type: buttons (information artifacts)

Place used: United States, North and Central America

Date: 1992

Description: A round metal and plastic pin, white with blue and red text and a black-and-white image of Barbara Jordan, commemorating her keynote address at the 1992 Democratic National Convention.

Topic: African American; Politics (Practical); United States--History--1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift

Object number: 2011.105.3

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Pinback button promoting the Million Women March

Manufactured by: Unidentified
Owned by: Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Medium: metal

Type: buttons (information artifacts)

Place depicted: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1997

Description: Round pin-back button featuring graphic of four African American women wearing green and red dresses. Above the women is black, green, and red type that reads, [Million/Woman March/October 25th, 1997 Philadelphia/Benjamin Franklin Parkway].

Topic: African American; African diaspora; Communities; Politics (Practical)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2013.201.1.17

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Pinback button for "Brothers supporting the Million Women's March"

Manufactured by: Unidentified
Owned by: Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Medium: metal
Dimensions: Diameter: 2 1/4 × 3/8 in. (5.7 × 1 cm)

Type: buttons (information artifacts)

Place depicted: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1997

Description: Round pin-back button featuring red, black, and green type. On the right and left side of the button's front are identical black silhouettes of a woman. Type on front of button reads, [BROTHERS/SUPPORTING/THE MILLION/WOMEN's MARCH/Philadelphia, Pa. OCT. 25, '97].

Topic: African American; African diaspora; Communities; Politics (Practical)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2013.201.1.18

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Pinback button promoting the Million Family March

Manufactured by: Unidentified
Owned by: Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Medium: metal
Dimensions: Diameter: 2 3/16 × 5/16 in. (5.6 × 0.8 cm)

Type: buttons (information artifacts)

Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 2000

Description: Round pin-back button featuring black, yellow and green type. Button reads, [Million/FAMILY/MARCH/®/OCTOBER 16, 2000/WASHINGTON, DC]. Button has green and yellow circular border.

Topic: African American; Communities; Local and regional; Politics (Practical)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2013.201.1.19

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Poster advertising Malcolm X memorial in Washington, D.C.

Subject of: X, Malcolm Memorial Committee, American; X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
Owned by: Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Medium: paper, ink
Dimensions: H x W: 18 1/4 × 12 in. (46.4 × 30.5 cm)

Type: posters

Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: after 1965

Description: Poster with a black and white illustration of Malcolm X on a red, black, and green background. Malcolm X is seen left of center and looks to the right. Around his head are concentric, solid color outlines of Malcolm X's portrait in red, black, and green, respectively. Along the bottom fourth is a white band with text [A MEMORIAL TO BORTHER MALCOM X/MAY 18 - LINCOLN PARK/12 th & Massachusetts, N.E./May-19 MALCOM X MEMORIAL PARK/15 th & Euclid, N.W./AFRICAN DANCERS & DRUMMERS/PROMINENT SPEAKERS RALLIES/FASION SHOWS BLACK POETRY/MALCOM X MEMORIAL COMMITTEE/BOX 3188 COLUMBIA HTS. STATION/PHONE 561-5122/WASHINGTON, D.C. 20010].

Topic: African American; Local and regional; Mass media; Politics (Practical)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2013.201.6

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Letterhead used by the Malcolm X memorial committee

Attributed to: X, Malcolm Memorial Committee, American
Subject of: X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
Owned by: Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Medium: paper, ink
Dimensions: H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Type: letterheads

Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1965 - 1970

Description: White letterhead with a black rectangle at the top margin. On the left side of the rectangle is a small black and white graphic of Malcolm X contained within a white circle bound inside a black box. The right of the graphic is black text [MALCOM X/MEMORIAL/COMMITTEE]. Attached to the rectangle is a smaller rectangle with the contact information [P.O. BOX 3188/WASHINGTON, D.C./PHONE 568-5125]. On the left side, below center is a small column of text listing the committee's members [Jan Bailey/Chairman/Jean Koko Hughes/Co-chairman/Ethel Minor/Communication Director/Doug Jones/Program Development/Elizabeth Foster/Secretary/Executive Committee/James A. Brown/Ava Edwards/Freddie Green/John E. Jones/Kwasi/Helen Leaks/Clarence Martin/Bill Moore/Fred Oja/Sylvia Oldham/Michael Olumba/James Shelby/Lolita Thorton/Danny Walker/Douglas Wright].

Topic: African American; Communication; Local and regional

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2013.201.7.1-2

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Handbill for Malcolm X film screening

Produced by: Pan African Commitee, American
Subject of: X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
Owned by: Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Medium: paper, ink
Dimensions: H x W: 14 × 8 1/2 in. (35.6 × 21.6 cm)

Type: handbills

Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1972

Description: White flyer with a black and white illustration of Malcolm X inside a thick bordered box in the upper half. The illustration features Malcolm X in three-quarter profile view, looking to the right. Below the illustration is the handbill information, including the date and committee contact information [MALCOLM X/His own story on the screen as it/really happened.....See it/Opens Wednesday - May 24, 1972/AT THE/TIVOLI THEATER/14th Street & Park Road, NW/Present this HANDBILL for a reduced rate./Show Time 1:30, 3:25, 5:25, 7:25 & 9:25/GOOD FOR THE "MALCOLM X" FILM ONLY/SUPPORT AFRICAN/LIBERATION DAY MAY 27/call 462 3411/This handbill is produced and distributed by the Pan African Committee, P.O. Box3215 (sic)/Columbia Hgts. Station, Washington,D.C.(sic) 20010].

Topic: African American; Communication; Film; Local and regional; Politics (Practical)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2013.201.8.1-2

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Flyer promoting Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(SNCC)

Created by: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
Owned by: Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Medium: paper, ink
Dimensions: H x W: 11 1/16 × 8 9/16 in. (28.1 × 21.7 cm)

Type: fliers (printed matter)

Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: after 1960

Description: Black and white flyer with a large image of two hands clasped. The hand on the left has a jean cuff in the lower left quadrant of the image. The hand on the right has a suit jacket cuff with a white dress shirt cuff underneath seen in the lower right quadrant of the image. At the top, in gray, is text [The Brother needs you]. In the lower right corner is a small gray box bordered in white with black text centered inside [STUDENT NONVIOLENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE/SNCC/2208 14th St. N.W., Washington, D. C. 387-7445].

Topic: African American; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Communication; Local and regional; Politics (Practical)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2013.201.9.1-2

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Pinback button commemorating Christopher Street Liberation Day

Created by: Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee, 1970 - 1984
Manufactured by: N.G. Slater Corp., American, founded 1936
Designed by: BC Graphics, founded 1982
Subject of: Johnson, Marsha P., American, 1945 - 1992

Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 9/16 × 2 9/16 × 3/8 in. (6.5 × 6.5 × 1 cm)

Type: buttons (information artifacts)

Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1984

Description: A button celebrating the 1984 Christopher Street Liberation Day. The button face has a wide light pink margin with dark pink text reading [UNITY & MORE IN '84 / New York City Gays & Lesbians / Remember Stonewall]. The center of the button features a gray silhouette of the Statue of Liberty in a dark pink circle with light pink text that reads [Christopher Street Liberation Day June 24, 1984 / 15th ANNIVERSARY]. Text at the very edge of the light pink margin reads [N.G. SLATER CORP. N.Y.C. 10011 {union label} / Designed by bc graphics/989-7563 / CSLDC © 1984].

Topic: African American; Activism; Identity; Politics (Practical); Sexuality

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift

Object number: 2014.183.1

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Placard reading "youth are not thugs"

Created by: Peoples Power Assemblies, American
Subject of: Gray, Freddie, American, 1990 - 2015

Medium: ink on paper (fiber product) and masking tape on wood
Dimensions: H x W x D: 47 1/2 × 17 1/2 × 1/4 in. (120.7 × 44.5 × 0.6 cm)

Type: placards (information artifacts)

Place used: Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Date: April 18, 2015- May 3, 2015

Description: This placard states that Baltimore's youth are not thugs and demands justice for Freddie Gray. One side of the placard consists of green paper stapled to white poster board. The black text is typed and reads [Baltimore's / YOUTH ARE / NOT THUGS, / Amnesty 4 / ARRESTS / PEOPLES POWER ASSEMBLY / 443-221-3775]. The other side of the placard consists of white paper stapled to a white poster board. An image of Gray in a red t- shirt covers the entire placard. Printed text at the bottom half of reads [JUSTICE / FOR / FREDDIE GREY / Peoples Power Assembly / 443.221.3775 / Labor donated / -15/1/15].; The paper is weather worn and the corners are bent. The entire wooden handle is covered in masking tape. This placard was used during the Freddie Gray protests in Baltimore, Maryland.

Topic: African American; Activism; Children; Civil Rights; Justice; Local and regional; Race relations; Resistance

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sharon Marie Black

Object number: 2016.59.12

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Collection title: Black Lives Matter Ephemera Collection
Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Flyer soliciting pledges to stand against South African Apartheid

Created by: American Committee on Africa, American, 1953 - 2001
Subject of: Booth, William H., American, 1922 - 2006; Davis, Sammy Jr., American, 1925 - 1990; Gregory, Dick, American, 1932 - 2017; Carroll, Diahann, American, born 1935; Dee, Ruby, American, 1924 - 2014; Chamberlain, Wilt, American, 1936 - 1999; Cosby, Bill, American, born 1937; Davis, Ossie, American, 1917 - 2005; Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990; Ashe, Arthur Robert Jr., American, 1943 - 1993; Lichtenstein, Roy, American, 1923 - 1997; Seeger, Pete, American, 1919 - 2014; Peters, Brock, American, 1927 - 2005; Roundtree, Richard, American, born 1942; Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990; Ashe, Arthur Robert Jr., American, 1943 - 1993; Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987; A. Philip Randolph Institute, American, founded 1965; Poitier, Sidney, American, born 1927; Johnson, Rafer Lewis, American, born 1935

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Type: fliers (printed matter)

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: South Africa, Africa

Date: 1970s

Description: This flyer solicits pledges to stand against South African apartheid. The top of the flyer reads: [we say no / to apartheid / We take this pledge: in solemn resolve to refuse any encouragement of, or indeed, any / professional association with the present Republic of South Africa, this until the day / when all its people shall equally enjoy the educational and cultural advantages of that / rich and beautiful land.] After listing celebrities that have taken the pledge [SAMMY DAVIS, JR. DIAHANN CARROLL WILT CHAMBERLAIN ...] large bolded text reads: [will you say no / to apartheid?]. The back of the flyer details the American Committee on Africa's activities and members. The top of the page reads: [AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON AFRICA].

Topic: African American; Activism; Actors; Africa; Black power; International affairs

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2015.97.27.7

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Pinback button memorial depicting Martin Luther King, Jr.

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968

Medium: ink on metal
Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)

Type: buttons (information artifacts)

Date: ca. 1968

Description: A memorial pinback button with a black and white image of Martin Luther King, Jr., at center. The image is surrounded by text that reads: [I HAVE A DREAM / LET FREEDOM RING / A GREAT AMERICAN / REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING / JAN. 15, 1929 / APRIL 4, 1968]

Topic: African American; Civil Rights; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peggy Boyd Petrey

Object number: 2012.74

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Soul Force Vol. 1 No. 3

Published by: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
Subject of: Wiebenson, John Jacob, American, died 2003; Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions: H x W: 16 × 11 1/2 in. (40.6 × 29.2 cm)

Type: journals (periodicals)

Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: May 15, 1968

Description: The May 15, 1968 edition of Soul Force, the official journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The cover reads [POOR FOLKS' CAMPAIGN HITS D.C. / YOU CAN HELP / "TO MAKE THIS DREAM A REALITY"] and features an illustration by Henry Brownlee of the faces of five individuals. Stories include "Mule Train Moves Out," about travel to Washington, D.C.; "Poor People's University," about a curriculum developed for college students joining the campaign to educate on issues of poverty; and "Campaña De Los Pobres Proposito," a Spanish-language piece on goals and grievances that the Chicano movement seeks to achieve and address through participation in the Poor People's Campaign. Eight numbered pages.

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Political organizations; Poverty; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Abigail Wiebenson & sons, John, Derek & Sam in honor of John Wiebenson

Object number: 2017.76.1

Restrictions & Rights: @ SCLC, Henry Brownlee, Brig Cabe, Bill Mahoney, Fletcher Drake.. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Exhibition: City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign
On View: National Museum of American History (14th St & Constitution), National Museum of American History, NMAH East Wing, 2nd Floor, Room 2200

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph of John Wiebenson and others building a structure

Photograph by: O'Halloran, Thomas
Subject of: Wiebenson, John Jacob, American, died 2003; Unidentified Man or Men; Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on Fome-Cor (TM)
Dimensions: H x W x D (Image and sheet): 15 1/4 × 23 3/8 × 1/4 in. (38.7 × 59.4 × 0.6 cm)

Type: black-and-white photographs; chromogenic color prints

Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1968

Description: A chromogenic print depicting a black-and-white image of four people outdoors in an open space building an A-frame structure from wooden 2x4s and plywood. The man at center, John Wiebenson, stands on a milk crate holding plywood against the 2x4 frame. Two others, faces obstructed, do the same. A fourth swings a hammer. A fifth person squats holding a camera to capture the proceedings. A final person stands with his back to the camera while looking to a piece of paper in his left hand. There are scattered trees in the background. The photograph is dry-mounted on Fome-Cor.

Topic: African American; Activism; Architecture; Civil Rights; Housing; Poverty; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Abigail Wiebenson & sons, John, Derek & Sam in honor of John Wiebenson

Object number: 2017.76.3

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Exhibition: City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign
On View: National Museum of American History (14th St & Constitution), National Museum of American History, NMAH East Wing, 2nd Floor, Room 2200

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Pinback button supporting Oprah Winfrey as John Kerry’s running mate

Manufactured by: Unidentified
Subject of: Oprah Winfrey, American, born 1954; Secretary of State Kerry, John, American, born 1943

Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic laminate
Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 3/16 × 2 3/16 × 5/16 in. (5.6 × 5.6 × 0.8 cm)

Type: buttons (information artifacts)

Date: ca. 2004

Description: A pinback button supporting Oprah Winfrey as a Vice Presidential running mate for Senator John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign. The button is red with white, block text the reads, [THE BEST/ FOR 2004 / JOHN / KERRY / & / OPRAH / WINFREY]. Below the text are two, cropped, color photographic images of John Kerry and Oprah Winfrey. Kerry is depicted from the shoulders up, in three quarters profile. He is looking towards the left side of the button. He is wearing a black jacket, white button down shirt, and a pink tie. Winfrey is depicted from the waist up, facing the viewer, with her arms slightly extended. She is wearing a grey, off-the-shoulders, wrap dress. Her image overlays Kerry's. The back of the button is silver toned with a silver toned pin.

Topic: African American; Actors; Politics (Practical); Television; United States--History--2001-

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Rhea L. Combs

Object number: 2017.72.1

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Poster for voter registration made by the NAACP

Created by: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
Subject of: Wallace, George, American, 1919 - 1998; Goldwater, Barry Morris, American, 1909 - 1998; Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946

Medium: colored ink on cardboard
Dimensions: H x W: 14 x 22 in. (35.6 x 55.9 cm)

Type: political posters

Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1964

Description: An NAACP poster, black and red ink on white cardboard, advocating voter registration to: "Stop / Goldwater, Wallace, and the Klu [sic] Klux Klan / Now". Included on the poster is a list of registration locations and a notice that the poster was created by the New York branch of the NAACP Youth Council.

Topic: African American; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); Suffrage; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2011.10.1

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Flyer Promoting a Rally for Angela Davis Day

Created by: Third World Women's Alliance
Subject of: Davis, Angela, American, born 1944; Dellums, Ron, American, born 1935; Davis, Ossie, American, 1917 - 2005; Gregory, Dick, American, 1932 - 2017; Davis, Sallye Bell

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Type: advertisements

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 1971

Description: This flyer advertises a rally for Angela Davis Day. The flyer is yellow with black text and features an image of Angela Davis. The flyer reads: [END / RACISM & / REPRESSION / GET IT TOGETHER AT / CENTRAL PARK MALL FOR / ANGELA DAVIS / DAY SEPTEMBER 25 / 1 TO 4 P.M. ENTER AT 5TH AVE. / AND 72ND STREET / DEMAND BAIL FOR ANGELA / INDICT ROCKEFELLER FOR THE / ATTICA MASSACRE / NOW! / HEAR: CONG. RONALD DELLUMS OSSIE DAVIS / MRS. SALLYE DAVIS DICK GREGORY / and others / SPONSORED BY THE UNITED COALITION FOR ANGELA DAVIS DAY / FOR FURTHER INOFRMATION, CALL 243-8555]. The back of the flyer is blank except for a stamped date that reads [SEP 24 1971].

Topic: African American; Activism; Black power; Justice; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2015.97.27.201

Restrictions & Rights: Public Domain

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Poster for the Young Lords Breakfast Program

Created by: Young Lords Party, American, founded 1966
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Child or Children

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 22 1/8 × 17 1/8 in. (56.2 × 43.5 cm)

Type: posters

Place depicted: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date: c. 1970

Description: A white poster with large, black and white photograph in the upper half. The photograph shows children sitting at tables with food and drinks. Adults wearing hats and black berets stand near and behind the tables. Below the photograph, in the lower half of the poster is black text that reads: [SUPPORT FREE BREAKFAST FOR OUR CHILDREN / YOUNG LORDS FEED HOT MEALS/ TO NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN EVERY DAY / we would like to feed more children / DONATIONS OF FOOD & MONEY ARE NEEDED/Young Lords Organization / 75 Park Ave., Newark 482-8313]. The back of the poster is blank.

Topic: African American; Activism; Children; Communities; Cooking and dining; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); Poverty; Social reform; United States--History--1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2014.109.7.1

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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