Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965  Search this

Owned by:

Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper with plastic and metal

Dimensions:

H x W: 6 7/8 × 4 in. (17.5 × 10.2 cm)

Type:

buttons (information artifacts)

Date:

mid-20th century

Description:

A pinback button memorializing Malcolm X.

The black button has white text which reads [OUR BLACK SHINING PRINCE] curved around the top, [MAY / 19 / 1925] on the proper right side, [FEB. / 21 / 1965], on the proper left side, and [MALCOM X] curved at the bottom. The center of the button has a white circle with a black and white image of Malcom X. There is curved black text which reads ["FREEDOM BY ANY MEANS NECCESSARY"]. The back is silver and has a wire pin.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Islam  Search this

U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2013.201.1.23.3

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Exhibition:

A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5639bba8e-0312-403f-89c1-9a9d5df32d43

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.201.1.23.3