Pinback button against Apartheid: Museum Object and Cultural History
Pinback button against Apartheid: Date: 1948-1999. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Type: buttons (information artifacts).
The object in the museum catalogue
A green pinback button with pink and black text. The text from top to bottom reads [African / People / Are / Ready / To / Have / Equality / Independence / Dignity]. The first letter of each word is in pink and forms the word [Apartheid] down the left side. In the bottom right corner black text reads ["Benga"]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1948-1999
- Manufactured by: Unidentified
- 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)
- Cultural Place: South Africa, Africa
- Place used: United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Africa
- Topic: Decolonization
- Topic: Identity
- Topic: International affairs
- Topic: Politics
- Object number: 2013.68.78
- 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 underlying object's rights statement is: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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