Pinback button for Eldridge Cleaver's presidential campaign

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Object Details

Created by

Unidentified

Subject of

Eldridge Cleaver, American, 1935 - 1998

Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982

Description

A gold-colored pinback button with an image of Eldridge Cleaver on the left side. To the right of the image, text reads: [Cleaver For President].

Credit Line

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

Date

1968

Object number

2011.159.3.64

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

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Politics

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53807d014-ec75-4ede-b901-ded27dd04e7b

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.159.3.64