Pinback button for the Million Man March: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A red, black and green pinback button with white text. The top of the button is red, the center is black and the bottom is green. The printed text reads: [MILLION MAN MARCH / 1 / IN A MILLION / OCTOBER 16, 1995 WASHINGTON, D.C.]. The button has a locking pin style back.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1995
• Created by: Million Man March, American, founded 1995
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
• Dimensions: Diameter: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
• Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Local and regional
• Topic: Men
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2011.159.3.5
• 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

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