On View
Segregation Gallery
Exhibition
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
Issued by
Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Date
1961
Medium
metal and plastic
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Description
A small, circular, blue and white pinback button featuring the text [ FREEDOM RIDE / CORE ].
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Topic
Civil rights
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Dawn Simon Spears and Alvin Spears, Sr.
Object number
2011.159.3.25
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd594e5afc4-b68d-471e-85cc-ddf10619cebe

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