Pinback button protesting apartheid and economic investment in South Africa: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Round pin-back button featuring a white outline of Africa with the countries of South Africa and Namibia highlighted in red. Outline of Africa is set against a red, black, and green outline. Black and white type appear on front of button. Type reads, [ABOLISH/APARTHEID/DIVEST NOW]. Border of button's back has white type that reads, [©1983 DONNELLY/COLT BUTTONS BOX 188 HAMPTON, CT. 06247].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1983
• Manufactured by: Donnelly/Colt Progressive Resources, American, founded 1975
• Owned by: Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: metal
• Dimensions: Diameter: 1 7/16 × 1/4 in. (3.7 × 0.6 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: Politics
• Object number: 2013.201.1.29
• 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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