Pinback button advocating for Angela Davis: Museum Object and Cultural History
Pinback button advocating for Angela Davis: Date: 1971-1972. Manufactured by: N.G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936. Subject of: Angela Y. Davis, American, born 1944.
The object in the museum catalogue
A pinback button advocating for Angela Davis's release from prison. The button has an orange background with black text that reads [Free Angela] at center. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacturer's information. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1971-1972
- Manufactured by: N.G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936
- Subject of: Angela Y. Davis, American, born 1944
- Type: buttons (information artifacts)
- Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 3/8 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 1 cm)
- Place used: United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Justice
- Topic: Law
- Topic: Prisons
- Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Topic: Women
- Object number: 2013.68.105
- 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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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The displayed image also has an explicit CC0 designation. The underlying object's rights statement is: Public domain Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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