Pinback button promoting affirmative action: Museum Object and Cultural History
Pinback button promoting affirmative action: Date: late 20th century. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Type: buttons (information artifacts).
The object in the museum catalogue
A black and green button promoting affirmative action. The top half is black with green text reading [No / Retreat!] while the bottom half is green with black text reading [Stand Up for / Affirmative / Action]. At the very bottom there is a small printer's mark that is partly illegible. The button has a number of small stains and the metal plate is etched and darkened. The back of the button has a metal fastener and clasp.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: late 20th century
- Manufactured by: Unidentified
- Type: buttons (information artifacts)
- Medium: metal, ink on paper, plastic laminate
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 3/4 x 1/4 in. (4.4 x 0.6 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Communication
- Topic: Justice
- Topic: Politics
- Topic: Resistance
- Object number: 2011.178.4
- 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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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: No Known Copyright Restrictions Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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