Buttons Information Artifacts Collection

Pinback button featuring "I Believe Anita Hill", 1991. Creator: Unknown
A round pink pin-back button with black lettering that reads: [I Believe / Anita Hill]. African-American lawyer and academic Anita Hill became a national figure in 1991 when she accused U.S

Pinback button for the 1963 March on Washington, 1963. Creator: Unknown
The purpose of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. A white pin-back button with black text

Pinback button for Jesse Jacksons 1988 presidential campaign, 1988
African-American political activist, Baptist minister, and politician Rev. Jesse Jackson (born 1941) was a candidate for the US Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988

Pinback button stating "Do the Right Thing!", 1994. Creator: Pleasant Company
Do the Right Thing was a 1989 comedy-drama written and directed by African-American filmmaker and producer Spike Lee. Round pin-back button featuring black type set against a pink background

Pinback button of Farrakhan quote, after 1985. Creator: Unknown
African-American religious leader and political activist Louis Farrakhan was appointed National Representative of the Nation of Islam by former NOI leader Elijah Muhammad

Pinback button which reads "Malcolm X Speaks For Me", 1960-1970
Malcolm X (1925-1965), was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist during the civil rights movement

Pinback button of the Pan-African flag, after 1955. Creator: AFL-CIO
Round pin-back button featuring a red, black, and green stripe. Etched into metal on back is, [UNION/(illegible) AFL-CIO/SHOP]

Pinback button promoting All-African Peoples Revolutionary Party, after 1958
The All-African Peoples Revolutionary Party, a socialist political party founded by Kwame Nkrumah in 1968, expanded to the United States in 1972

Pinback button promoting black unity, mid 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Round pin-back button featuring central green image of the continent of Africa. Red type circles Africa and reads, [WE ARE AFRIKANS/WORKING FOR BLACK UNITY]. Owned by Jan Bailey (1942-2010)

Pinback button promoting Martin Luther King Day, 1982. Creator: Unknown
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, (sometimes referred to as MLK Day), is a national holiday in the United States marking the birthday of African-American civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King Jr

Pinback button for Clinton presidential campaign, 1992-1996. Creator: Unknown
American lawyer and Democrat politician William Jefferson Clinton (born 1946) served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001

Pinback button for Jesse Jacksons 1984 presidential campaign, 1984
African-American political activist, Baptist minister, and politician Rev. Jesse Jackson (born 1941) was a candidate for the US Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988

Pinback button for the Black National Political Convention, mid 20th century
The National Black Political Convention, or the Gary Convention, was held in Gary, Indiana in 1972, and provided a space for African-Americans to discuss issues adversely affecting their communities

Pinback button for a national holiday for Martin Luther King, Jr. mid-20th century
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, (sometimes referred to as MLK Day), is a national holiday in the United States honoring African-American civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King Jr

Pinback button for the 1963 Freedom March, 1963. Creator: Unknown
The purpose of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. A white button with black text

Pinback button stating "Black Lives Matter Everyday", from MMM 20th Anniversary
The Million Man March - a large gathering of African-American men in Washington, D.C. took place on 16 October 1995. It was called by Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam

Pinback button stating "Justice Or Else 10-10-2015", from MMM 20th Anniversary
The Million Man March - a large gathering of African-American men in Washington, D.C. took place on 16 October 1995. It was called by Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam

Pinback button supporting the Scottsboro Boys, 1931. Creator: Eagle Regalia Company
The case of the Scottsboro Boys, nine African-American teenagers, aged 12-19, accused in Alabama of raping two white women in 1931

Pinback button promoting public housing in New York City, late 20th century
An aubergine colored pinback button promoting public housing. The text appears in orange and reads: [Support / Public / Housing!] with the first letter of each word underlined

Pinback button promoting reparations for the Tulsa Race Massacre, ca. 2001
On 31 May-1 June 1 1921, mobs of White residents, many of them deputised and given weapons by city officials, attacked Black residents and destroyed homes

Pinback button promoting African Liberation Day, 1977. Creator: Unknown
The All-African Peoples Revolutionary Party, a socialist political party founded by Kwame Nkrumah in 1968, expanded to the United States in 1972

Pinback button for Kennedy - Johnson 1960 presidential campaign, 1960
A 1960 presidential campaign pinback button with the faces of John F. Kennedy and running mate Lyndon B. Johnson. Kennedy ran as a candidate of the Democratic Party

Folding tab button for Kennedy - Johnson 1960 presidential campaign, 1960
Folding tab, metal button with the names of John F. Kennedy and running mate Lyndon B. Johnson of the Democratic Party. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th president of the United States in January

Pinback button featuring Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, 1960s. Creator: Unknown
A round pinback button featuring a black-and-white photographic portrait of Abraham Lincoln on the left and a black-and-white photographic portrait of Frederick Douglass on the right

Pinback button for CORE and Black Power, ca. 1966. Creator: Unknown
The Black Power movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s, emphasised racial pride and the need to promote the collective interests and values of Black Americans

Pinback button reading Teach the Children the Truth, 20th century. Creator: Unknown
A green pin-back button belonging to African-American poet and teacher Abiodun Oyewole (born 1948). The sentiment expresses the necessity of providing a teaching sylllabus which accurately reflects

Pinback button for the Philadelphia Stars, 1933 - 1952. Creator: Unknown
The Philadelphia Stars baseball team belonged to the Negro National League, one of several Negro leagues which were established during the era of racial segregation in the United States

Pinback button for the New York Black Yankees, 1932 - 1948. Creator: Unknown
The New York Black Yankees baseball team belonged to the Negro National League, one of several Negro leagues which were established during the era of racial segregation in the United States

Pinback button for the Kansas City Monarchs, 1920 - 1965. Creator: Unknown
The Kansas City Monarchs baseball team belonged to the Negro National League from 1920 to 1930. The NNL was one of several Negro leagues which were established during the era of racial segregation in

Pinback button featuring Marshall Major Taylor, ca. 1899. Creator: Unknown
A circular pinback button featuring an image of a Marshall " Major" Taylor dressed in a blue and red striped shirt

Pinback button featuring a portrait of Bessie Coleman, mid to late 20th century
A circular pinback button featuring a sepia portrait of the aviator Bessie Coleman. The portrait is the one used on her aviation license issued by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale

Identification button used by Thomas Porter II, ca. 1820. Creator: Unknown
A round copper-alloy button with the initials " T*P" on the front. This button would have been sewn onto an enslaved persons shirt to identify him or her as belonging to Thomas Porter II

Pinback button for Channing Phillips presidential campaign, 1968. Creator: Unknown
A metal and plastic pinback button produced during the campaign of African-American minister, civil rights leader and social activist Channing E. Phillips (1928-1987)

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