On View
1968 & Beyond Gallery
Exhibition
A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
Designed by
López, Omar, Mexican American
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Subject of
Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
Date
1970s
Medium
ink on paper with metal and plastic
Dimensions
H x W x D: 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 0.6 cm)
Description
A pinback button for the Young Lords Organization. The button has a white background and purple lettering in Spanish at the top that reads [Tengo Puerto Rico En Mi Corazon] (I have Puerto Rico in my heart). Below the text is a depiction of Puerto Rico with the Young Lords Symbol (a raised fist holding a gun) in front. Below the symbol, purple lettering reads [YLO]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
Place depicted
Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
Place used
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Topic
Activism
Civil rights
Decolonization
Identity
Resistance
U.S. History, 1969-2001
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
Object number
2013.68.26
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59adf3ac1-f260-48cb-86be-ae4517748d0a

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