Pinback button for Jesse Jackson and the Democratic Party: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and yellow pinback button for the New York Democratic Party. The top half of the button has a black and white image of children. Above the children, yellow text reads, [Keep hope Alive]. The bottom half of the button is yellow with red and black text that reads, ["Register -Vote / For the Democrats / Jesse Jackson / Paid for by the New York State Democratic Party. Lawrence Kirwin (sic), Chairman]. The edge has the manufacturer’s stamp. The back of the button has metal pin with a clasp.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1988
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Rev. Jesse Jackson, American, 1941 - 2026
• Subject of: Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 1/4 in. (5.7 × 5.7 × 0.6 cm)
• Place depicted: New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Politics
• Object number: 2013.68.77
• 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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