This round pinback button called Democrats from Ward 6 in the District of Columbia to elect Lawrence “Larry” Gray for a seat in the city council. The pin features blue lettering against a white background reading “elect / Gray / Ward 6 / Council”. Gray was defeated in the 1994 Democratic primary election by incumbent Harold Brazil in his only run for council.
The button is among more than 200 collected by longtime Anacostia resident and social justice advocate Howard Croft.
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