Pinback button promoting Malcolm-X Day: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A white pin back button with a black and white image of Malcolm X. Malcolm X is seen from the shoulders up and is looking to the right of the pin. He is wearing a suit, tie, and shirt. Around the image, in an arc, is black text that includes the date of the event. The text reads: [ORGANIZATION OF AFRO-AMERICAN UNITY, INC. / MAY 19 / MALCOLM-X DAY]. On the reverse are two small, round stickers with the numbers [65] and [1124]. The back of the button has a metal fastener and clasp.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1971
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965
• Subject of: Organization of Afro-American Unity, American, 1964 - 1965
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: metal, ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1/4 in. (4.4 x 4.4 x 0.6 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2012.159.8
• 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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