This round pinback button expressed support for Nelson Mandela and the anti-apartheid political party that has governed South Africa since 1994. The black on yellow pin features a drawn portrait of the activist at the center, surrounded by lettering reading “Nelson Mandela / African National Congress”.
The button is among more than 200 collected by longtime Anacostia resident and social justice advocate Howard Croft.
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