Pinback button for the Dick Gregory presidential campaign: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white pinback button for Dick Gregory's 1968 presidential campaign. The button is white with black text and a black and white portrait image of Dick Gregory. Gregory is wearing a suit and necktie and smiling. Black text at the top of the button reads “DICK GREGORY.” Black text at the bottom of the button reads “FOR PRESIDENT.” The button has an unlocking pin style back.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1968
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Dick Gregory, American, 1932 - 2017
• Subject of: Freedom and Peace Party, American, founded 1968
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
• Dimensions: Diameter: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
• Place used: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Entertainers
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: U.S. History, 1961-1969
• Object number: 2011.159.3.14
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Dawn Simon Spears and Alvin Spears, Sr.
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Wadsworth Aikens Jarrell Sr. & The Estate of Dick Gregory Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.