- Distributed by
- Haiti Anti-Intervention Committee, American, 1980 - 2000
- Subject of
- United Nations, founded 1945
- Aristide, Jean-Bertrand, Haitian, born 1953
- Owned by
- Wright, Sarah Elizabeth, American, 1928 - 2009
- Date
- after 1990
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (3.8 x 3.8 cm)
- Caption
- This button protested the 1994 United States and United Nations military occupation of Haiti after a Haitian military coup overthrew the country’s first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide. While the forceful takeover restored Aristide to power, Operation Uphold Democracy was a short-lived success that limited Haiti’s future sovereignty and resulted in continued American interference when Aristide’s government was once again threatened and overthrown in 2004.
- Description
- A square yellow pinback button with black text. At center, a drawing depicting a gunboat with its hull painted in stars and stripes hoisting the Jolly Roger (black flag with skull and crossbones). Black text on the back reads [HAITI ANTI-INTERVENTION COMMITTEE] with a phone number and a small [UFCW] union print mark.
- Place depicted
- Haiti, 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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Family of Sarah Elizabeth Wright
- Object number
- 2010.61.38
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




