Pinback button of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Object Details

Manufactured by

Unidentified

Subject of

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

Description

Pinback button with black and white image of MLK at center surrounded by text and dates. On the back is a Union Label stamp measuring 1/4" x 7/16".

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift

Date

1968

Object number

2011.5

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

portraits

buttons (information artifacts)

Medium

metal

Dimensions

Diameter (depth includes pin): 1 3/4 x 1/4 in. (4.4 x 0.6 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

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd593c96e6e-4fcd-404d-940c-fc9a772573a7

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.5