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Pinback button stating "We Shall Overcome"

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Manufactured by

    Hip Products, American

    Description

    A small, circular, brown and yellow pinback button featuring the text [ WE SHALL / OVERCOME ]. Along the lower left edge of the button is the manufacturers information [ HIP PROD., 153 NORTH, CHGO. ]

    Credit Line

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

    Date

    1960s

    Object number

    2011.159.3.31

    Restrictions & Rights

    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    buttons (information artifacts)

    Medium

    metal and plastic

    Dimensions

    Diameter: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)

    Place made

    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 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

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Activism
    Civil Rights
    Politics
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5df7e5c8b-3447-4296-a283-1d397e1f504c

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2011.159.3.31

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