Pinback button with a black panther on it, from the MMM 20th Anniversary: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

It has a black cartoon panther on the front. The panther appears to be lunging, with its back legs behind it and the front legs stretching out with claws showing. Its mouth is open and its teeth are showing. The panther is positioned near the bottom left of the button. The left front paw is partially cut off on the proper left side of the button. There are several scratches and black marks on the front.

The back of the button is metal and blank. There is a pin near the top of the button. There are several scratches on the metal surface.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2015
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
• Subject of: Million Man March, American, founded 1995
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper with plastic laminate and metal
• Dimensions: Diameter: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
• Place collected: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: Men
• Topic: Race relations
• Topic: Social reform
• Topic: U.S. History, 2001-
• Object number: 2015.251.14.9
• 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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