Pinback button promoting Martin Luther King Day

Object Details

Date
1982
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Subject of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
Owned by
Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010
Description
Round pin-back button. Button is blue with white type that reads, [JANUARY 15, 1982/Martin/Luther/King/NATIONAL HOLIDAY/MARCH/WASHINGTON, D.C.].
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Activism
Holidays and festivals
Local and regional
Politics
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
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
2013.201.1.22
Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
metal
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 1/4 × 3/8 in. (5.7 × 1 cm)
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd523ec0a1d-9e1c-4531-b5eb-f5d8415d6ae2
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.201.1.22
Pinback button promoting Martin Luther King Day Round pin-back button. Button is blue with white type that reads, [JANUARY 15, 1982/Martin/Luther/King/NATIONAL HOLIDAY/MARCH/WASHINGTON, D.C.]. Diameter: 2 1/4 × 3/8 in. (5.7 × 1 cm)