Manufactured by:

Hip Products, American  Search this

Medium:

metal and plastic

Dimensions:

Diameter: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)

Type:

buttons (information artifacts)

Place made:

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1960s

Description:

A small, circular, brown and yellow pinback button featuring the text [ WE SHALL / OVERCOME ]. Along the lower left edge of the button is the manufacturers information [ HIP PROD., 153 NORTH, CHGO. ]

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Politics  Search this

Resistance  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  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:

2011.159.3.31

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:

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5df7e5c8b-3447-4296-a283-1d397e1f504c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.159.3.31