Pinback button for the 1963 Freedom March: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A white button with black text. A horizontal line runs across the bottom third of the button face separating text. Around the upper two-thirds of the button is text in an arc framing the text centered below. The text reads: [WASHINGTON D. C. FREEDOM MARCH / AUG. 28, 1963 / UNITED CIVIL RIGHTS / ORGANIZATIONS OF / AMERICA / FOR FREEDOM / "ALL, HERE AND NOW"]. On the reverse is a rectangular, white sticker with penned text [rare / 4783] and a pin without a fastener.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1963
• Created by: Unidentified
• Subject of: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: metal, ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 1/4 in. (6 x 5.4 x 0.6 cm)
• Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Local and regional
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: U.S. History, 1961-1969
• Object number: 2012.159.4
• 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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