Pinback button advocating for a boycott of Portuguese products: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pinback button advocating for the boycott of Portuguese products. The background of the button is white. Black text at the top and bottom of the button reads [Boycott / Products of Portugal]. At center, is an image of two Portuguese wines, Lancers and Mateus. The exterior edge of the button has a manufacturer's union stamp in black ink. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1973
• Manufactured by: AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955
• Issued by: The Committee for a Free South Africa, American, founded 1973
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 5/16 in. (5.4 × 5.4 × 0.8 cm)
• Place depicted: Portugal, Europe
• Place used: United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: South Africa, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: Business
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: Resistance
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2013.68.131
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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