Pinback button for the Poor People's Campaign
- Manufactured by
- N.G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 1/16 × 2 1/16 × 3/8 in. (5.2 × 5.2 × 1 cm)
- Description
- This pinback button features a black and white outline drawing of a person cradling a baby. Text on the upper right quarter reads: [Poor/People's/ Campaign/ 1968]. Along the button rim is manufacturer information that reads: [OFFICIAL MFR'S © N.G. Slater Corp, N.Y.C 11]. Next to this text is a union manufacturing seal that reads: [AFL-CIO/ Local 44] inside an oval and the words [Union Made] directly below the oval. The back of the button has a fastener with a clasp.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.30
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.