- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
- Date
- ca. 1966
- Medium
- metal, ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 x 1 x 1/8 in. (2.5 x 2.5 x 0.3 cm)
- Description
- A black pin back button with white text centered in the middle. The text reads: [BLACK POWER / CORE]. Along the outside edge where the button image meets the metal backing, is white text that is cut off and illegible. On the reverse is a small, white, round sticker with the number [173] and a pin without a fastener.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.159.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




