Pinback button for the 1963 Freedom March
Object Details
- Date
- 1963
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Description
- A white pin back button with blue text. In the upper third half of the button, in the middle, is a graphic of the dome of the United States Capitol. Around the outside edge of the face is text on the top and bottom, curving with the edges. The text reads: [NATIONAL MARCH FOR FREEDOM / I WAS THERE / AUG. 28, 1963 / WASHINGTON, D. C.]. On the reverse are two small white stickers with the numbers [200] and [4635] respectively and a pin with a fastener.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil Rights
- Local and regional
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.159.5
- Type
- buttons (information artifacts)
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- metal, ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 x 3 x 1/4 in. (7.6 x 7.6 x 0.6 cm)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.159.5
Pinback button for the 1963 Freedom March A white pin back button with blue text. In the upper third half of the button, in the middle, is a graphic of the dome of the United States Capitol. Around the outside edge of the face is text on the top and bottom, curving with the edges. The text reads: [NATIONAL MARCH FOR FREEDOM / I WAS THERE / AUG. 28, 1963 / WASHINGTON, D. C.]. On the reverse are two small white stickers with the numbers [200] and [4635] respectively and a pin with a fastener. H x W x D: 3 x 3 x 1/4 in. (7.6 x 7.6 x 0.6 cm)