Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
Date
mid 20th Century
Medium
metal
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 3/16 × 3/8 in. (5.6 × 1 cm)
Description
Round pin-back button featuring a black and white image of an African American man hung from a wood post and an African American woman hung by her hands from a tree branch. Black type appears above and below imagery and reads, [REPARATIONS../NOW!].
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Topic
Justice
Lynching
Politics
Slavery
Violence
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.201.1.49
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd519e8292b-1393-474a-922c-82729f1697ab

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