Created by

Unidentified

Subject of

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s

Date

ca. 1965

Medium

metal, ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (5.7 x 5.7 cm)

Description

A black and white pin-back button with text. In two arcs around the top and bottom edges of the button face are black blocks with white text. In the middle, centered, is black text. The text reads: [STUDENT NONVIOLENT / WE / SHALL / OVERCOME / COORDINATING / COMMITTEE]. On the reverse are two small white stickers. One is round with the number [225] and the other rectangular with two lines of text: [rear / 6936]. The revers has a pin with a fastener.

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Movement

Civil Rights Movement

Type

buttons (information artifacts)

Topic

Activism

Civil rights

Politics

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.159.6

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dd2c52b1-a5a8-486f-abea-34c263982d14