Pinback button supporting African Liberation: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pinback button advocating for African Liberation. The pin has a white background with orange text throughout that reads [Afro-Americans / In Anti-Imperialist Solidarity / With / African Liberation / Dunbar High School / Chicago - October 19, 20, 21, 1973]. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacturer's stamps in orange print. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: October 1973
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Subject of: National Anti-Imperialist Movement in Solidarity with African Liberation, American, 1978 - 1990
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink or paint on metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 11/16 × 1 7/16 × 3/16 in. (4.3 × 3.7 × 0.5 cm)
• Place depicted: Chicago, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
• Cultural Place: South Africa, Africa
• Cultural Place: Zimbabwe, Africa
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2013.68.50
• 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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