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Pinback button for Kwanzaa
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Date
- after 1966
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 9/16 × 2 9/16 × 1/4 in. (6.5 × 6.5 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button for Kwanzaa. The button has a white background and a drawing in red, yellow, green, and black ink. At the center of the drawing is a circle filled with the depiction of two people looking at one another. Below them are a depiction of apples and bananas. Two infants are visible amongst the fruit. At the top of the center circle, there is a drawing of the Mishumaa Saba (seven candles). Within each candles white text reads [Kujichagulia / Ujima / Ujamaa / Umoja / Nia / Kuumba / Imani]. Additional symbols of Kwanzaa including the mazao (crops), Mahindi (corn), the Kikombe cha Umoja (unity cup), and the Kwanzaa dates [Dec. 26 /Jan. 1], are depicted on the sides of the center circle. At the bottom large green lettering reads [Kwanzaa]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Black Power (Black Pride)
- Pan Africanism
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.42
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback button with "Happy I'm Nappy" image of a woman with natural hair
- Designed by
- Jackson-Garrett, Caprece, American
- Created by
- Happy I'm Nappy Collectibles, Inc., American, founded 1984
- Date
- 1986
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2 3/16 × 3/16 in. (5.5 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A yellow pinback button printed with an illustration of a woman's face with asymmetrical natural hair, red lipstick, and gold hoop earrings. Next to the illustration are the words "Happy I'm Nappy" printed in black ink except for the first letter of each word which is printed in red ink.
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Movement
- Black is Beautiful
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Caprece Ann Jackson, Founder, Happy I'm Nappy Collectibles
- Object number
- 2019.27.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Happy I'm Nappy Collectibles
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Pinback button with "Happy I'm Nappy" and image of a woman with locked hair
- Designed by
- Jackson-Garrett, Caprece, American
- Created by
- Happy I'm Nappy Collectibles, Inc., American, founded 1984
- Date
- 1994
- Medium
- metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2 3/16 × 1/4 in. (5.5 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- A yellow pinback button printed with an illustration of a woman's face with locked hair, red lipstick, and gold hoop earrings. Next to the illustration are the words "Happy I'm Nappy" printed in black. Just below the illustration is [© 1994].
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Movement
- Black is Beautiful
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Caprece Ann Jackson, Founder, Happy I'm Nappy Collectibles
- Object number
- 2019.27.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Happy I'm Nappy Collectibles
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Pinback button with the text "Black Roots The Soul Of The Earth"
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1950-2000
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (4.8 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button with a green background and a central red triangle. Within the triangle is a graphic of the globe in the upper half. The globe has the continents in green with all of South America and Africa featured. Extending out of the bottom of the globe are stylized roots in black. On the left side of the triangle is text [BLACK]. Additional text is on the right side [ROOTS]. Along the bottom of the triangle is a final line of black text [THE SOUL OF THE EARTH]. The back of the button has a pin without a clasp.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Black Power (Black Pride)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.138
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback button for Black Solidarity Day
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Date
- after 1969
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 5/8 × 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (4.1 × 3.8 × 0.5 cm)
- Caption
- Black Solidarity Day was founded in 1969 by playwright, historian, and activist Carlos E. Russell. Russell, who was born in Panama in 1934, created the day to unite African diasporic communities and people. The observance hopes to bring awareness to racial and economic inequality.
- Description
- A Black Solidarity Day pinback button. The button has a red and green background. The top half is red and the bottom half is green. Black text throughout the button reads [Black Solidarity Day / Nov. 6th /A Black Family Day]. The back of the button has a metal pin without clasp.
- Cultural Place
- Africa
- Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Pan Africanism
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.139
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button for the People's Church / Iglesia De La Gente
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 3/8 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 1 cm)
- Caption
- In 1969, The Young Lords Party occupied The First Spanish Methodist Church in New York City after a minister refused the organization a space to work. The Young Lords called it the People's Church / Iglesias De la Gente to serve 3,000 community members. After eleven days police forcibly removed the activists from the church and arrested a hundred people.
- Description
- A pinback button for the People's Church / Iglesia De La Gente. The background of the button is light blue. At center there is a yellow cross with white accent behind it. A black chain is on either side of the cross. Black text around the top reads [People's Church]. black text around the bottom reads [Iglesias De La Gente]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Young Lords Movement
- Topic
- Activism
- Communities
- Decolonization
- Humanitarianism
- Identity
- Multilingual communication
- Religion
- Religious groups
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.147
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Pinback button with "I'm Black and Proud" slogan
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Date
- after 1968
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (5.7 × 5.7 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button with a yellow background and black text that reads [say it loud: / "I'm Black and Proud"]. Above the text at the top of the button are two silhouettes. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Black Power (Black Pride)
- Topic
- Black power
- Identity
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.55
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback button of a woman with a bayonet and child
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Date
- ca. 1973
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 1/16 × 2 1/16 × 1/4 in. (7.8 × 5.2 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button with the image of a woman holding a bayonet and carrying a child on her back. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Liberation Support Movement
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- International affairs
- Resistance
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.70
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback button that reads "Be Black Baby"
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Date
- late 20th century
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7/8 × 7/8 × 3/16 in. (2.2 × 2.2 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button with the slogan [Be Black Baby]. The button has a black background and white text. The button has a metal ring and pin without a clasp it is in three parts, the button front (a), a metal ring (b), and the pin clasp (c).
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Black Power (Black Pride)
- Black is Beautiful
- Topic
- Black power
- Identity
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.92abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Pinback button for the National Chicano Moratorium Committee
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- National Chicano Moratorium Committee, American, founded 1968
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 1/4 × 1 5/16 × 3/16 in. (3.2 × 3.3 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button for the anti-Vietnam War National Chicano Moratorium Committee. The button has a blue background with gray text that reads [moratorium]. The exterior edge has a manufacturer's stamp. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp and an illegible manufacturer's etching.
- Cultural Place
- Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Anti-war movements
- Topic
- Activism
- Associations and institutions
- International affairs
- Resistance
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.99
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Pinback button for the National Welfare Rights Organization
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- National Welfare Rights Organization, American, 1966 - 1975
- Date
- 1966-1975
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- paper on metal with plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 × 3 × 3/8 in. (7.6 × 7.6 × 1 cm)
- Description
- A white pinback button with green lettering. The letters are centered in the middle of the button. In the lower third of the button between lines of text is a red infinity symbol. The green text reads [WELFARE/ RIGHTS / NOW! / NWRO.] The back of the button has a pin with a clasp.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.1.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button for the National Welfare Rights Organization
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- National Welfare Rights Organization, American, 1966 - 1975
- Date
- 1966-1975
- Medium
- paper on metal with plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 3/16 × 3 3/16 × 5/16 in. (8 × 8 × 0.8 cm)
- Description
- A white pinback button with green lettering. The letters are centered in the middle of the button. In the lower third of the button between lines of text is a red infinity symbol. The green text reads [WELFARE/ RIGHTS / NOW! / NWRO.] The back of the button has a pin with a clasp.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.1.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback button for the Frelimo
- Created by
- Liberation Support Movement, American, 1969 - 1981
- Subject of
- Mozambique Liberation Front, Mozambique, founded 1962
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button supporting Frelimo, the Mozambique Liberation Movement. At the center of the button against a yellow background is an illustration in black of two figures, a man and a woman, walking along a river. The man carries a gun and a hoe; the woman has a baby and gun on her back and carries a basket of food on her head and a book in her hand. Along the edge of the button is a ring of green with black text reading in Portuguese [Frelimo Vencera / Estudar - Produzir - Combater] (Study - Produce - Fight). The exterior edge of the button has information about the Liberation Support Movement. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
- Place depicted
- Mozambique, Africa
- Place made
- British Columbia, Canada, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Liberation Support Movement
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- Decolonization
- International affairs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.100
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback button advocating for Huey Newton
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989
- Date
- 1964-1970
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button advocating to free Huey Newton. The background of the button is orange. At center black text reads [Free Huey]. The text is above and below a depiction of a black panther. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Black Power (Black Pride)
- Topic
- Activism
- Black power
- Justice
- Law
- Prisons
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.107
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Pinback button with the saying "Kiss Me I'm Black"
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1950-2000
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 × 1 × 3/16 in. (2.5 × 2.5 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button with a black background and white text throughout that reads [Kiss Me I'm Black]. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Black Power (Black Pride)
- Black is Beautiful
- Topic
- Black power
- Identity
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.115
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button for African Liberation Day
- Manufactured by
- N. G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936
- Subject of
- Organization of African Unity, 1963 - 2002
- Date
- after 1963
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 5/16 in. (5.7 × 5.7 × 0.8 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button for African Liberation Day. The back of the button has a yellow background and red lettering. A depiction of a statue is on the left side of the button. Red lettering on the right side of the button reads [May 26 African Liberation Day]. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacturer's information printed in red. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Africa
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Pan Africanism
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.146
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback buttons for the National Mobilization for Domestic Unity
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- National Mobilization for Domestic Unity, American, founded 1973
- Date
- ca. 1973
- Medium
- paper on metal with plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (2013.68.2.1): 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)
- H x W x D (2013.68.2.2): 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)
- Caption
- In 1974, the National Mobilization for Domestic Unity (NMDU) supported extension of the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act, resisting President Richard Nixon's attempts ot defund the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO).
- Description
- Two blue pinback buttons (2013.68.2.1-.2) with white lettering. On each button, the letters are circling the button's perimeter. In the center of the button is a white candle with a yellow flame. Under the candle is the date "FEB. 20.” The white text reads [National Mobilization / For Domestic Unity].The backs of the buttons have pins without clasps.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil Rights
- Justice
- Poverty
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.2.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Pinback button with War Against Repression / Guerra Contra Represión
- Issued by
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Manufactured by
- Horo Co., American
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)
- Caption
- The rally promoted by this button was referred to as the "spring offensive against repression." Led by Ralph Abernathy and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), rally participants protested the Vietnam War, poverty, and racism.
- Description
- A green, black, and white pinback button for a rally held in New York City's financial district by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) on April 5, 1971. Black text, in English and Spanish, around the edge of the button reads [War Against Repression / Guerra Contra Represión]. At center, in white, a fist holds a black branch up in the air. Black text over the wrist reads [April 5 / Wall St.]. The exterior edge of the pin has the manufacturer information. The back has a metal pin with a clasp.
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Topic
- Activism
- Commerce
- Multilingual communication
- Politics (Practical)
- Poverty
- Race discrimination
- Resistance
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.24
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback buttons for voting rights
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1950-1990
- Medium
- paper on metal with plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (2013.68.3.1): 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 5/16 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.8 cm)
- H x W x D (2013.68.3.2): 2 3/16 × 1 3/4 × 5/16 in. (5.6 × 4.4 × 0.8 cm)
- Description
- Two yellow and black pinback buttons (2013.68.3.1-.2) with yellow and black lettering. On each button, the letters are centered in the middle of the button. The top half has a yellow background with black writing that reads [Express Yourself]. In the lower half of the button is yellow text on a black background that reads [VOTE]. The backs of the buttons have pins without clasps.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.3.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback buttons for the National Farm Workers Association
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- National Farm Workers Association, American, founded 1962
- Date
- ca. 1962
- Medium
- paper on metal with plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (2013.68.4.1): 1 3/8 × 1 5/16 × 3/16 in. (3.5 × 3.3 × 0.5 cm)
- H x W x D (2013.68.4.2): 1 5/16 × 1 5/16 × 1/4 in. (3.3 × 3.3 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- Two white pinback buttons (2013.68.4.1-.2) with black lettering. On each button, the letters are centered in the middle of the button, above and below a central red circle with the National Farm Workers Association black eagle symbol. The black text reads in Spanish [Huelga!] (strike!) and [NFWA]. The backs of the buttons have pins without clasps. At center, there is a stamp for Local 115.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Chicano Movement / El Movimiento
- Topic
- Activism
- Agriculture
- Labor
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.4.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain