- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- National Mobilization for Domestic Unity, American, founded 1973
- Date
- ca. 1973
- Medium
- paper on metal with plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (2013.68.2.1): 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)
- H x W x D (2013.68.2.2): 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)
- Caption
- In 1974, the National Mobilization for Domestic Unity (NMDU) supported extension of the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act, resisting President Richard Nixon's attempts ot defund the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO).
- Description
- Two blue pinback buttons (2013.68.2.1-.2) with white lettering. On each button, the letters are circling the button's perimeter. In the center of the button is a white candle with a yellow flame. Under the candle is the date "FEB. 20.” The white text reads [National Mobilization / For Domestic Unity].The backs of the buttons have pins without clasps.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Justice
- Poverty
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.2.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




