- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Young Communist League, American, founded 1920
- Date
- 1965-1984
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (2013.68.13.1): 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 3/16 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.5 cm)
- H x W x D (2013.68.13.2): 1 3/4 × 1 15/16 × 3/8 in. (4.4 × 4.9 × 1 cm)
- Description
- Two white pinback buttons (2013.68.13.1-.2) for the Young Workers Liberation League, later renamed the Young Communist League. Around the edges of the buttons, black text reads, [Unite Against War, Racism & Repression]. At the centers of the pins, five fists are raised. The bottom edges of the pins has [YWLL] in black text. The backs of the buttons have metal pins, one (2013.68.13.1) with a clasp and one (2013.68.13.2) without a clasp.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Labor
- Political organizations
- Politics
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Youth
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.13.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




