Object Details
Description
Button "March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom August 28, 1963"around a design of black and white hands shaking. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty (1963–68) had a major impact on the racial and ethnic composition of the workforce. Increasingly many individuals found fewer racial barriers to higher-paying manufacturing and white-collar jobs. Rather than falling victim to laboring in apparel sweatshops, some workers turned to alternatives in the service industries or even public assistance.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Virginia Beets
associated date
1963 08 28
ID Number
PL.250459.02
catalog number
250459.02
accession number
250459
Object Name
Button
Physical Description
black, white (overall color)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 3 1/2 in; x 8.89 cm
associated place
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
United States: District of Columbia, National Mall, Lincoln Memorial
See more items in
Political History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Sweatshops
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
African American History
Civil Rights Movement
general subject association
History, Reform Movements, Black, Civil Rights
related event
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_529630