- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Date
- ca. 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 1/4 in. (3.2 × 3.2 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button that has a white background with red text that reads [Liberate / Aunt Jemima]. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Activism
- Stereotypes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.102
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




