Pinback button featuring Jesse Jackson and Jesse Jackson, Jr.: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Rectangular pin-back button featuring color image of Jesse Jackson and Jesse Jackson, Jr. in front of a waving American flag. Red type appears at the top and bottom of pin and reads, [Keeping Hope Alive/Democratic National Convention '96]. Border of button's back has black type that reads, [1-800-257-2340 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR©].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1996
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Democratic National Committee, American, founded 1848
• Subject of: Rev. Jesse Jackson, American, 1941 - 2026
• Owned by: Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: metal, paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W: 2 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 3/8 in. (5.7 × 8.3 × 1 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Families
• Topic: Politics
• Object number: 2013.201.1.45
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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