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Pinback button for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Manufactured by

    Unidentified

    Subject of

    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s

    Description

    A black pinback button with a white center. The white center is round with two small horizontal white bars extending out to the edges. The center has three lines of black text [WE / SHALL / OVERCOME]. At the top, curving around the edge of the button, is white text [STUDENT NONVIOLENT]. At the bottom, curving around the edge of the button [COORDINATING COMMITTEE]. The back of the button has metal pin with a clasp.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray

    Date

    1960-1979

    Object number

    2013.68.73

    Restrictions & Rights

    Public domain
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    buttons (information artifacts)

    Medium

    ink on paper with metal and plastic

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 5/16 in. (5.7 × 5.7 × 0.8 cm)

    Place used

    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

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

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

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5415747c3-30bc-4b22-83a2-fdc36b4596a7

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2013.68.73

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