Button declaring "Black is Beautiful"

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Object Details

Manufactured by

Unidentified

Description

Button with a black background and a yellow stripe at center. On the yellow stripe the words "Black is Beautiful" appear in block letters.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Dawn Simon Spears and Alvin Spears, Sr.

Date

1960s - 1970s

Object number

2011.159.3.11

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Type

buttons (information artifacts)

Medium

metal and plastic

Dimensions

Diameter: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Movement

Black is Beautiful

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Activism

Beauty culture

Politics

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bc424c19-2f70-4b8f-966f-5b072c913df4

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.159.3.11