Pinback button for NYC School boycott
- Manufactured by
- AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955
- Subject of
- New York City Department of Education, American, founded 1842
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
- Date
- February 3, 1964
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 3/16 in. (3.2 × 3.2 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button for Freedom Day, New York City School boycott, on February 3, 1964. The background of the button is white. Black text throughout reads [Freedom Day / Feb. 3 / No School]. The exterior edge has the manufacturer's union stamp. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Topic
- Activism
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- Justice
- Resistance
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Urban life
- Youth
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.114
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.