Manufactured by
Unidentified
Worn by
Dr. Edgerton, Samuel Y. Jr., American, 1926 - 2021
Date
August 28, 1963
Medium
plastic and ink on paper on metal
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
Description
Round pin-back button depicting a black and a white hand clasped together. This is a white button with black text. In the center is a graphic of two hands shaking, one black, one white. The top half of the button is large, black text that reads "AUG. 28/ MARCH ON/ WASHINGTON." Below the graphic, following the circumference of the button's edge in black, block text reads "FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM."
Place used
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Topic
Civil rights
Communication
Labor
Local and regional
Politics
Race relations
Segregation
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Samuel Y. Edgerton
Object number
2013.187.1
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55accf28c-7969-414d-befb-a394a218eced

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