Pinback button advocating for education in Harlem: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pinback button advocating quality education in Harlem. The button has a white background with black text throughout that reads [Harlem For Quality Education]. The exterior edge of the button has a manufacturer's stamp printed in black ink. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp and a manufacture's etching.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1950-2000
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 3.8 × 0.6 cm)
• Place depicted: Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Urban life
• Object number: 2013.68.97
• 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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