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  • "Answer Peekskill" campaign pin for Ben Davis

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Davis, Benjamin Jefferson Jr., American, 1903 - 1964
    Date
    1940s
    Medium
    plastic on paper on metal
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)
    Description
    Small round Ben Davis political button with a pin back. Red lettering on an off-white background reads "Answer Peekskill/ Re-Elect/ Ben Davis/ Vote A.L.P." emblem of the Allied Printing Trades Council (labor union) appears between the last two lines. The back is a simple metal stickpin; there is no catch for the pin. There are several small rust spots.
    Place purchased
    Gardner, Worchester County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Politics
    Race relations
    United States History
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.207.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59489b034-f4fd-4a39-8c16-dbbb87f17c56
  • Pete Seeger Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Seeger, Pete, American, 1919 - 2014
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
    Highlander Folk School, American
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    Hayes, Rutherford B., American, 1822 - 1893
    Date
    July 22, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 00:57:22
    Description
    The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.39.1a, 2011.174.39.1b, 2011.174.39.1c, and 2011.174.39.1d.
    Pete Seeger recalls performing at a concert with Paul Robeson in 1949 in Peekskill, New York, visiting the Highlander Folk School, and the evolution of the song "We Shall Overcome". He remembers performing at many civil rights events, including the Selma to Montgomery March. He also discusses his thoughts on Presidents Barack Obama and Rutherford B. Hayes.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0039
    Place collected
    Beacon, Dutchess County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Musicians
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.39.1a-d
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57cf84e12-9b3b-4804-a3d5-1c2ea7676175
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