Pinback button featuring Martin Luther King Jr.
Object Details
- Date
- ca. 1965
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Description
- A white button with a black and white image of Martin Luther King, Jr. in the center. King is seen from the shoulders up and looks over his proper left shoulder into the distance. Surrounding the image, along the top and bottom is black, curved text that reads: [I'M FOR / KING'S WAY]. On reverse is a small, white, round sticker with the number [3385]. Attached to the sticker and tucked into the inside back is a scrap of white paper with writing: [A116 / $266 / AA-5]. The reverse also has a pin without a fastener.
- Topic
- African American
- 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
- 2012.159.7
- Type
- buttons (information artifacts)
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- metal, ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 5/8 x 1 1/2 x 3/16 in. (4.1 x 3.8 x 0.5 cm)
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.159.7
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