Pinback button commemorating the March on Washington
Object Details
- Date
- 1993
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Owned by
- Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010
- Description
- Square pin-back button featuring a black and white photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at the 1963 March on Washington. Green, red, and black type appear above and below photograph. Type reads, [MARCH ON WASHINGTON/Jobs, Justice & Peace/1963/August 28/1993].
- 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, 1969-2001
- See more items in
- 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
- 2013.201.1.44
- Type
- buttons (information artifacts)
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 3/8 in. (5.4 × 5.4 × 1 cm)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.201.1.44
Pinback button commemorating the March on Washington Square pin-back button featuring a black and white photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at the 1963 March on Washington. Green, red, and black type appear above and below photograph. Type reads, [MARCH ON WASHINGTON/Jobs, Justice & Peace/1963/August 28/1993]. H x W: 2 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 3/8 in. (5.4 × 5.4 × 1 cm)