Pinback button reading Teach the Children the Truth: Museum Object and Cultural History
Pinback button reading Teach the Children the Truth: Date: 20th century. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Owned by: Abiodun Oyewole, American, born 1948.
The object in the museum catalogue
A green pin-back button belonging to Abiodun Oyewole. The button has a green background with black and pink type that reads: [TEACH / THE CHILDREN / THE TRUTH]. The back of the button has a single pin with a clasp.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 20th century
- Manufactured by: Unidentified
- Owned by: Abiodun Oyewole, American, born 1948
- Type: buttons (information artifacts)
- Medium: plastic laminate , metal
- 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)
- Place collected: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Children
- Topic: Politics
- Object number: 2011.46.4
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Abiodun and Last Poets Memorabilia
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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