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Pinback button featuring Martin Luther King Jr.

Manufactured by
Unidentified
Subject of
Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
Owned by
Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
Date
post 1967
Medium
metal
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 3/16 × 3/8 in. (5.6 × 1 cm)
Description
Round pin-back button featuring a color image of Martin Luther King Jr. Red, black, and green type circles the image of Martin Luther King Jr. and reads, [MAN SHOULD PUT AN END TO WAR/OR WAR WILL PUT AN END TO MAN!!!].
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Topic
Justice
Politics
Violence
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.201.1.21
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Usage
Usage conditions apply
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd560824ac7-64ee-4e9e-8258-21050b106c1a
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