Pinback button from SNCC
Object Details
- Date
- ca. 1965
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Description
- A black and white pin-back button with text. In two arcs around the top and bottom edges of the button face are black blocks with white text. In the middle, centered, is black text. The text reads: [STUDENT NONVIOLENT / WE / SHALL / OVERCOME / COORDINATING / COMMITTEE]. On the reverse are two small white stickers. One is round with the number [225] and the other rectangular with two lines of text: [rear / 6936]. The revers has a pin with a fastener.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil Rights
- 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
- 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
- 2012.159.6
- 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: 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (5.7 x 5.7 cm)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.159.6
Pinback button from SNCC A black and white pin-back button with text. In two arcs around the top and bottom edges of the button face are black blocks with white text. In the middle, centered, is black text. The text reads: [STUDENT NONVIOLENT / WE / SHALL / OVERCOME / COORDINATING / COMMITTEE]. On the reverse are two small white stickers. One is round with the number [225] and the other rectangular with two lines of text: [rear / 6936]. The revers has a pin with a fastener. H x W x D: 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (5.7 x 5.7 cm)