Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Abiodun Oyewole, American, born 1948  Search this

Subject of:

Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965  Search this

Medium:

plastic laminate , metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 3 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 1/4 in. (7.9 x 5.4 x 0.6 cm)

Type:

buttons (information artifacts)

Place collected:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

late 20th century

Description:

Pin-back button featuring an image of Malcolm X. The rectangle-shaped button is vertically oriented and has a purple background. A black-and-white halftone image of Malcom X is centered underneath green type that reads [WATCH YOUR BACK]. Behind the image of Malcolm X there are a red and an off white line. The red line has an [X] at the edge of its right side.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Islam  Search this

Politics  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Abiodun and Last Poets Memorabilia

Object number:

2011.46.21

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Movement:

Black Nationalism

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e2535f23-e3dd-4dfd-8768-30ff56976a24

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.46.21