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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
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50af8b318-79af-4e4d-8713-693335d4f5c0
  • Luis Zapata Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Zapata, Luis, 1944 - 2015
    Interviewed by
    Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
    Subject of
    San José State University, American, founded 1857
    United Farm Workers of America, American, founded 1962
    Mississippi Freedom Labor Union, American, founded 1965
    Council of Federated Organizations, founded 1962
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Espy, Alphonso Michael "Mike", American, born 1953
    Date
    June 27, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:02:01
    Description
    The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.95.1a, 2011.174.95.1b, 2011.174.95.1c, 2011.174.95.1d, 2011.174.95.1e, and 2011.174.95.1f.
    Luis Zapata describes his childhood in Orange County, California, and how he came to join the labor movement as a college student at San Jose State University. He discusses the organizing work he did with the United Farm Workers and how he ended up moving to Cleveland, Mississippi, for four years where he organized for the Mississippi Freedom Labor Union and helped to register voters with the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Zapata also discusses his later involvement in the congressional campaign of Mike Espy as well as his participation in international movements for human rights.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0095
    Place collected
    Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Orange County, California, United States, North and Central America
    San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Chicano Movement / El Movimiento
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Agriculture
    American South
    American West
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Humanitarianism
    Labor
    Social reform
    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
    2011.174.95.1a-f
    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/fd5d3d005cf-6be9-4875-a007-6def4befe4fa
  • Poster with "Chicano Power" and "Viva La Raza" over a Mexican flag

    Published by
    Platt Poster Company, American, founded 1969
    Date
    1970s
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 21 5/8 × 34 1/16 in. (55 × 86.5 cm)
    Description
    A tri-color poster in the style of the Mexican flag, with three (3) broad vertical stripes of green, white and red. At center is a depiction of a raised fist in a shackle with chains on either side. Above the fist is the text [CHICANO POWER] and below the fist is the text [VIVA / LA / RAZA]. All of the print is in a dark brown ink. Printing information is printed in small print at the lower left corner: [(c) PLATT POSTER CO., 424 S. L.A. ST. L.A., CALIF.]
    Place printed
    Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Chicano Movement / El Movimiento
    Type
    posters
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil Rights
    Communities
    Identity
    Politics (Practical)
    Resistance
    Social reform
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.252
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58db98515-cffb-4d3d-b857-570524fbc515
  • 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
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58b723f64-11c2-41fa-b324-8354023f7a5a
  • "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 (Practical)
    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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd542fa0c42-c663-48e4-acb1-9ba44a937bae
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