Pinback buttons for Black History Month: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Two HRA Black History Month pinback buttons (2013.68.11.1-.2). The buttons have a white background with red, black and green text. The text reads [HRA / A Black History / Month / Celebration / 1989]. The backs of the buttons have pins with clasps.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1989
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D (2013.68.11.1): 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 3/16 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (2013.68.11.2): 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 5/16 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.8 cm)
• Place used: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Holidays and festivals
• Topic: Labor
• Topic: Race relations
• Topic: United States History
• Object number: 2013.68.11.1-.2
• 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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