Lapel pin promoting affirmative action: Museum Object and Cultural History
Lapel pin promoting affirmative action: Date: late 20th century. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Commissioned by: McDonald's Corporation, American, founded 1955.
The object in the museum catalogue
A circular lapel pin with black, yellow, and red enamel. The face of the pin features the McDonald's logo under the words [AFFIRMATIVE ACTION] which curve along the top edge of the pin. Below the logo there is a jagged yellow field where the words [PASSION / ENERGY / COMMITMENT] are printed in black. The back has a straight pin with Ballou clutch fastener.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: late 20th century
- Manufactured by: Unidentified
- Commissioned by: McDonald's Corporation, American, founded 1955
- Type: lapel pins
- Medium: metal, enamel
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 x 1/4 in. (2.5 x 0.6 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Business
- Topic: Communication
- Topic: Justice
- Topic: Politics
- Object number: 2011.178.1
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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