- On View
- 1968 & Beyond Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Date
- mid-20th century
- Medium
- ink on paper with plastic and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 7/8 × 4 in. (17.5 × 10.2 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button memorializing Malcolm X.
- The black button has white text which reads [OUR BLACK SHINING PRINCE] curved around the top, [MAY / 19 / 1925] on the proper right side, [FEB. / 21 / 1965], on the proper left side, and [MALCOM X] curved at the bottom. The center of the button has a white circle with a black and white image of Malcom X. There is curved black text which reads ["FREEDOM BY ANY MEANS NECCESSARY"]. The back is silver and has a wire pin.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Islam
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.201.1.23.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




