- Manufactured by
- Donnelly/Colt Progressive Resources, American, founded 1975
- Subject of
- Mandela, Nelson, South African, 1918 - 2013
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Date
- after 1975
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2 1/4 × 3/8 in. (5.7 × 1 cm)
- Description
- Round pin-back button featuring a black and white photograph of Nelson Mandela. Surrounding the photograph on three sides is yellow and green type. Yellow and green type reads, [NELSON / MANDELA / THE STRUGGLE IS MY LIFE]. White type along bottom edge, [DONNELLY COLT CUSTOMPRINTING, BOX 188 HAMPTON, CT. 06247 203-455-9621].
- Cultural Place
- South Africa, Africa
- Place made
- Hampton, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Africa
- Decolonization
- International affairs
- Justice
- Politics
- Prisons
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.201.1.32
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




