Pinback button for national march against Apartheid and U.S. in Central America: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A round pin with the central white dove on a white and blue background. The upper portion of the pin is blue and white text along the supper curve reads [MARCH ON WASHINGTON]. The white dove has red text inside that reads [April / 25]. The bottom of the pin has a wave of white with red text [NO TO APARTHEID / U.S. OUT OF CENTRAL AMERICA !].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1987
• Created by: Unidentified
• 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 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (5.7 x 5.7 cm)
• Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Nicaragua, Latin America, North and Central America
• Place depicted: South Africa, Africa
• Place depicted: El Salvador, Latin America, North and Central America
• Cultural Place: Namibia, Africa
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: Military
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: Race discrimination
• Topic: Social reform
• Object number: 2010.61.42
• 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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