Pinback button promoting affirmative action: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black pinback button promoting affirmative action. Curving around the top edge in white text are the words: [DEFEND AFFIRMATIVE / ACTION]. The lower center of the button reads: [NO / RETREAT!]. The front of the button is heavily stained. 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: 3 x 1/4 in. (7.6 x 0.6 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Communication
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: Resistance
• Object number: 2011.178.7
• 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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