Object Details
Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
Description
A white pin-back button with black text. Around the edges of the front, on the top and bottom, is text surrounding more inner text. Inside the outside circle of text is the date for the March on Washington in 1963. [EMANCIPATION MARCH / AUGUST / 28 / 1963 / ON WASHINGTON]. On the reverse is a rectangular sticker with text [MLK I / HAVE A / DREAM / 912].
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1963
Object number
2012.159.10
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Medium
metal, ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W x D: 1 15/16 x 1 3/4 x 3/16 in. (4.9 x 4.4 x 0.5 cm)
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Exhibition
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Activism
Civil Rights
Local and regional
Politics
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2012.159.10