Pinback button from SNCC

Creator Name

Unidentified;
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s

Cultural Context

African Americans

Date

ca. 1965

About the work

National Museum of African American History and Culture Object 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.

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Title

Pinback button from SNCC

Creator

Unidentified, Created by;
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s, Subject of

Worktype

buttons (information artifacts); Buttons (information artifacts)

Cultural Context

African Americans

Material

metal, ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (5.7 x 5.7 cm)

Technique

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Language

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Date

ca. 1965

Provenance

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Style Period

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Rights

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CC0

Inscription

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Location

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Subjects

African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Politics; U.S. History, 1961-1969; Activism; Cvil Rights; U.S. History, 1961-1969; Civil rights; Politics

Topic

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Unidentified, Pinback button from SNCC, ca. 1965, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. CC0.

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