Created by:

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909  Search this

Subject of:

NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., American, founded 1940  Search this

Medium:

metal, plastic and ink on paper

Dimensions:

Diameter: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)

Type:

buttons (information artifacts)

Date:

1940s

Description:

A blue and white circular pinback button. The top half reads "STOP LYNCHING" in white on blue background; the lower half reads "N.A.A.C.P. / LEGAL DEFENSE FUND" in blue on a white background.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Hate crimes  Search this

Law  Search this

Lynching  Search this

Politics  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Dawn Simon Spears and Alvin Spears, Sr.

Object number:

2011.159.3.12

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Movement:

Anti-Lynching Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cd945f97-57fc-4ca9-ba0c-011fd59a972a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.159.3.12