Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

National Welfare Rights Organization, American, 1966 - 1975  Search this

Medium:

paper on metal with plastic

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 3 × 3 × 3/8 in. (7.6 × 7.6 × 1 cm)

Type:

buttons (information artifacts)

Date:

1966-1975

Description:

A white pinback button with green lettering. The letters are centered in the middle of the button. In the lower third of the button between lines of text is a red infinity symbol. The green text reads [WELFARE/ RIGHTS / NOW! / NWRO.] The back of the button has a pin with a clasp.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Justice  Search this

Politics  Search this

Poverty  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray

Object number:

2013.68.1.1

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

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/fd589a7c00c-1d23-4220-a4df-a7f067b2c51f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.68.1.1