Pinback button reading "Blacks for McGovern": Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pinback button for George McGovern's presidential campaign. The button's background is red and white text throughout reads [Blacks for McGovern]. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1972
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Subject of: George McGovern, American, 1922 - 2012
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 7/16 × 1 1/4 × 1/4 in. (3.7 × 3.2 × 0.6 cm)
• Place used: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2013.68.130
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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