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Pinback button for the Shirley Chisholm presidential campaign
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Chisholm, Shirley Anita, American, 1924 - 2005
- AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955
- Date
- ca. 1972
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 × 1 3/4 × 5/16 in. (5.1 × 4.4 × 0.8 cm)
- Description
- 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.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.76.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback button for the Shirley Chisholm presidential campaign
- Manufactured by
- A.G. Trimble Co., American, founded 1913
- Subject of
- Chisholm, Shirley Anita, American, 1924 - 2005
- AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955
- Date
- ca. 1972
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 × 1 3/4 × 3/16 in. (5.1 × 4.4 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A circular metal pin-back button. The button has a white background with red type that reads: [SHIRLEY CHISHOLM for PRESIDENT] around the top and ["_to represent all Americans"] around the bottom. The center of the button has a black-and-white depiction of Shirley Chisholm inside a red female symbol. Black text around the edge of the button reads: [(c) 1972 A. G. TRIMBLE E CO. PGH, PA.15222)]. The edge also has a diamond logo that reads [AFL-CIO IUDTW]. The back of the button is silver in color, and has a single pin without a clasp.
- Place made
- Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.76.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback button for the Poor People's Campaign
- Manufactured by
- N.G. Slater Corp., American, founded 1936
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 1/16 × 2 1/16 × 3/8 in. (5.2 × 5.2 × 1 cm)
- Description
- This pinback button features a black and white outline drawing of a person cradling a baby. Text on the upper right quarter reads: [Poor/People's/ Campaign/ 1968]. Along the button rim is manufacturer information that reads: [OFFICIAL MFR'S © N.G. Slater Corp, N.Y.C 11]. Next to this text is a union manufacturing seal that reads: [AFL-CIO/ Local 44] inside an oval and the words [Union Made] directly below the oval. The back of the button has a fastener with a clasp.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.30
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button of the Pan-African flag
- Manufactured by
- AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Date
- after 1955
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1 × 1/4 in. (2.5 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- Round pin-back button featuring a red, black, and green stripe. Etched into metal on back is, [UNION/(illegible) AFL-CIO/SHOP].
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Politics
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.201.1.30
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button advocating for a boycott of Portuguese products
- Manufactured by
- AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955
- Issued by
- The Committee for a Free South Africa, American, founded 1973
- Date
- ca. 1973
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 5/16 in. (5.4 × 5.4 × 0.8 cm)
- Caption
- This button was issued by the Committee for a Free South Africa. The button advocates for people to boycott Portuguese products to help support the independence movements of African nations including Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau.
- Description
- A pinback button advocating for the boycott of Portuguese products. The background of the button is white. Black text at the top and bottom of the button reads [Boycott / Products of Portugal]. At center, is an image of two Portuguese wines, Lancers and Mateus. The exterior edge of the button has a manufacturer's union stamp in black ink. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
- Place depicted
- Portugal, Europe
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- South Africa, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.131
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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"Right to Work" Laws - A Trap for America's Minorities
- Published by
- A. Philip Randolph Institute, American, founded 1965
- Written by
- Chavez, Cesar E., American, 1927 - 1993
- Rustin, Bayard, American, 1912 - 1987
- Subject of
- AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 x 5 15/16 in. (22.8 x 15.1 cm)
- Description
- A pamphlet made of blue and black ink on yellowed paper. The entire pamphlet is split down the middle; the left side is in English and the right in Spanish. On the cover, at center left is a black and white photograph of workers striking. At center right is a black and white photograph of a family sitting on the front porch gazing out. Above the left is the title ["Right to Work" Laws"]. Above the right is the title in Spanish ["El Derucho a Trabajar"]. The interior consists of twenty pages of text and photographs. The back of the pamphlet is blank.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Chicano Movement / El Movimiento
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Associations and institutions
- Labor
- Mass media
- Multilingual communication
- Politics
- Race relations
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
- Object number
- 2010.55.49
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button for the Delano Grape Strike
- Manufactured by
- AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955
- Subject of
- United Farm Workers of America, American, founded 1962
- Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee, American, founded 1959
- Date
- 1965-1970
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 1/2 × 1 5/8 × 5/16 in. (3.8 × 4.1 × 0.8 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button for the United Farm Workers and Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee strike against grape growers in California. The background of the button is red. Black lettering at the top and bottom reads [Boycott / Grapes]. At center is a black eagle symbol. The exterior edge has the manufacturer’s stamp printed in black ink. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
- Place used
- California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Chicano Movement / El Movimiento
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Topic
- Activism
- Agriculture
- American West
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Justice
- Labor
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.142
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Pinback button for NYC School boycott
- Manufactured by
- AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955
- Subject of
- New York City Department of Education, American, founded 1842
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
- Date
- February 3, 1964
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 3/16 in. (3.2 × 3.2 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button for Freedom Day, New York City School boycott, on February 3, 1964. The background of the button is white. Black text throughout reads [Freedom Day / Feb. 3 / No School]. The exterior edge has the manufacturer's union stamp. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Topic
- Activism
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- Justice
- Resistance
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Urban life
- Youth
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.114
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button for the National Urban League
- Manufactured by
- AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955
- Subject of
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- Date
- after 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3/4 × 3/4 × 1/8 in. (1.9 × 1.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button for the National Urban League. The button has a black background with a white equal sign at center. The exterior edge has a union stamp. 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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.96
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback button for the NYC Local 1549 Union
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Local 1549, Distric Council 37, NYC Clerical Administrative Employees, American
- AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955
- American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees New York, American, founded 1944
- Date
- 1950-2000
- 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 green pinback button with black and white text. Black text at the top reads [nyc clerical / administrative]. At center, white and black, text reads [local / 1549 / District Council 37]. Black text at the bottom reads [afscme AFL/CIO]. 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
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Activism
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Labor
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.36
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible