Object Details
- Created by
- ACE, American
- Subject of
- Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
- Description
- A white and blue pin-back button. The blue band runs horizontally through the middle with white text, centered inside. Below the blue band is blue text along the bottom. [FREEDOM / RIDE / CORE]. On the reverse, inside the back on paper, is the manufacturer information with the address ["ACE" / 680 B'DWAY/N. Y. 12-GR 5-3485 / Buttons, Banners / Flags, Gavels]. To the side of the manufacturer information, in pencil, is the number 782].
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- ca. 1961
- Object number
- 2012.159.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- buttons (information artifacts)
- Medium
- metal, ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 3/16 in. (4.6 x 3.8 x 0.5 cm)
- 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
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil Rights
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.159.9
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a86017d9-2b04-48ab-a9b4-4f631d19be7c
