Pinback button protesting the imprisonment of the Wilmington 10

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Object Details

Manufactured by

GATEWAYS UNLTD., American

Owned by

Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010

Subject of

Benjamin Chavis, American, born 1948

Description

Round pin-back button featuring a yellow and brown image of a man behind bars. Brown type circles center image and reads, [FREE THE WILMINGTON 10/NOW!]. Yellow type appears along edge of button and reads, [GATEWAYS UNLTD WASH D.C.].

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1971 - 1980

Object number

2013.201.1.24

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

buttons (information artifacts)

Medium

metal

Dimensions

Diameter: 1 3/4 × 3/8 in. (4.4 × 1 cm)

Place depicted

Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Civil Rights

Freedom

Justice

Politics

U.S. History, 1969-2001

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd501cace24-588d-498a-9b07-4f3df60d76e6

Record ID

nmaahc_2013.201.1.24