Pinback button for Erase Racism national conference: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pinback button for the Erase Racism organization's National Conference. The background of the button is red. Black lettering throughout reads [CAR / EraseRacism / National Conference / NYU / Nov 17 18]. The exterior edge has the manufacture’s information printed in black text. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2001-2013
• Manufactured by: N.G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936
• Subject of: Erase Racism, American, founded 2001
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 5/16 in. (5.7 × 5.7 × 0.8 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Race discrimination
• Topic: Race relations
• Topic: Social reform
• Object number: 2013.68.87
• 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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