Pinback button reading "Bread Justice": Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pinback button for Bread and Justice. The background of the button is white. The center of the button has the image of a red sun. Above and below the sun, blue text reads [Bread Justice]. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacturer's information printed in blue ink. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1950-2000
• Manufactured by: Larry Fox Assoc., American
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 0.5 cm)
• Place made: New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Object number: 2013.68.127
• 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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