Object Details
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Description
Two yellow and black pinback buttons (2013.68.3.1-.2) with yellow and black lettering. On each button, the letters are centered in the middle of the button. The top half has a yellow background with black writing that reads [Express Yourself]. In the lower half of the button is yellow text on a black background that reads [VOTE]. The backs of the buttons have pins without clasps.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
Date
1950-1990
Object number
2013.68.3.1-.2
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Medium
paper on metal with plastic
Dimensions
H x W x D (2013.68.3.1): 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 5/16 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.8 cm)
H x W x D (2013.68.3.2): 2 3/16 × 1 3/4 × 5/16 in. (5.6 × 4.4 × 0.8 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
Activism
Politics
Suffrage
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.68.3.1-.2