Pinback button against US intervention in El Salvador: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A round white pinback button with black text that reads [Defend / Atlanta's / Children / Not / El Salvador's / Junta]. Below this is a green graphic that ends in a pentagon. The graphic reads [March on the Pentagon / May 3] in white. Below this graphic, small black text reads [PEOPLE'S ANTI-WAR / MOBILIZATION]. A folded green ribbon has been attached to the back of the button.

The manufacturer’s mark for [PEOPLE’S ANTI-WAR MOBILIZATION] is displayed on the underside of the button.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1981
• Created by: People's Anti-War Mobilization, American, founded 1970s
• Owned by: Sarah Elizabeth Wright, American, 1928 - 2009
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product) with metal and plastic
• Dimensions: H x W: 2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)
• Place depicted: El Salvador, Latin America, North and Central America
• Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Children
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: Law
• Topic: LGBTQ
• Topic: Military
• Object number: 2010.61.60
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Family of Sarah Elizabeth Wright
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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