Manufactured by
Unidentified
Subject of
Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
Date
1969
Medium
ink on paper with metal and plastic
Dimensions
H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 3/8 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 1 cm)
Caption
In 1969, The Young Lords Party occupied The First Spanish Methodist Church in New York City after a minister refused the organization a space to work. The Young Lords called it the People's Church / Iglesias De la Gente to serve 3,000 community members. After eleven days police forcibly removed the activists from the church and arrested a hundred people.
Description
A pinback button for the People's Church / Iglesia De La Gente. The background of the button is light blue. At center there is a yellow cross with white accent behind it. A black chain is on either side of the cross. Black text around the top reads [People's Church]. black text around the bottom reads [Iglesias De La Gente]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
Place depicted
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Cultural Place
Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement
Young Lords Movement
Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Topic
Activism
Communities
Decolonization
Humanitarianism
Identity
Methodist
Multilingual communication
Religion
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
Object number
2013.68.147
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e407e23d-88fa-4833-ac26-9eb290449662

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