Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Young Communist League, American, founded 1920  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper with metal and plastic

Dimensions:

H x W x D (2013.68.13.1): 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 3/16 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.5 cm)

H x W x D (2013.68.13.2): 1 3/4 × 1 15/16 × 3/8 in. (4.4 × 4.9 × 1 cm)

Type:

buttons (information artifacts)

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1965-1984

Description:

Two white pinback buttons (2013.68.13.1-.2) for the Young Workers Liberation League, later renamed the Young Communist League. Around the edges of the buttons, black text reads, [Unite Against War, Racism & Repression]. At the centers of the pins, five fists are raised. The bottom edges of the pins has [YWLL] in black text. The backs of the buttons have metal pins, one (2013.68.13.1) with a clasp and one (2013.68.13.2) without a clasp.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Labor  Search this

Political organizations  Search this

Politics  Search this

Resistance  Search this

U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this

Youth  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2013.68.13.1-.2

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

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd567a2e4de-3350-4d93-8684-e381fb767c25

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.68.13.1-.2