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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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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
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Poster with "Chicano Power" and "Viva La Raza" over a Mexican flag
- Published by
- Platt Poster Company, American, founded 1969
- Date
- 1970s
- On ViewConcourse 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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.252
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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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
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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 (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