Pinback button with quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Museum Object and Cultural History
Pinback button with quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Date: ca. 1963. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968.
The object in the museum catalogue
A white button with a square black and white image of Martin Luther King, Jr. King is wearing a light suit and tie and is looking to the right. Black text around the image reads: [I HAVE A DREAM / MY LIFE FOR MY BROTHERS]. There are two small stickers on the back of the button. One is round with the number [6756] and the other is a rectangle with text that reads: [rare / MLK]. The back of the button has a metal fastener.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1963
- Manufactured by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Type: buttons (information artifacts)
- Medium: metal, ink on paper
- Dimensions: 2 1/2 x 2 3/16 x 3/16 in. (6.4 x 5.6 x 0.5 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Civil Rights
- Topic: Politics
- Topic: U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Object number: 2012.159.11
- 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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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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