Pinback Button, "Free D.C."
Object Details
- Date
- Late 20th century
- Caption
- This pinback button advocates for statehood for the District of Columbia. The red-and-white button proposes “New Columbia” as the potential 51st state’s name. It belonged to journalist Ethel L. Payne (1911-1991). A longtime Washington, DC resident, political reporter, and activist, Payne became known as the First Lady of the Black Press for her pioneering career.
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- Anacostia Community Museum Collection
- Cite As
- Ethel Lois Payne Collection, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of Avis R. Johnson.
- Data Source
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Accession Number
- 1991.0076.0173
- Type
- pinback button
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Medium
- metal, plastic, paper
- Dimensions
- 3/8 × 2 3/16 in. (1 × 5.5 cm)
- Record ID
- acm_1991.0076.0173
3/8 × 2 3/16 in. (1 × 5.5 cm) Round pinback button, red background with white text reads "Free D.C.", "New Columbia", and "51st State". Along the back thin edge, in small text, it reads "Cultural Circles 703 979-7933".