Pinback button with quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Object Details

Manufactured by

Unidentified

Subject of

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968

Description

A white button with a square black and white image of Martin Luther King, Jr. King is wearing a light suit and tie and is looking to the right. Black text around the image reads: [I HAVE A DREAM / MY LIFE FOR MY BROTHERS]. There are two small stickers on the back of the button. One is round with the number [6756] and the other is a rectangle with text that reads: [rare / MLK]. The back of the button has a metal fastener.

Credit Line

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

Date

ca. 1963

Object number

2012.159.11

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Type

buttons (information artifacts)

Medium

metal, ink on paper

Dimensions

2 1/2 x 2 3/16 x 3/16 in. (6.4 x 5.6 x 0.5 cm)

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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

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Civil Rights

Politics

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5250a00ba-85ad-4a62-bc54-a2fd7056863d

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.159.11