Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Carlos Feliciano, Puerto Rican, born 1929  Search this

Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, Puerto Rican, founded 1922  Search this

Medium:

metal, plastic, paper

Dimensions:

Diameter: 1 3/4 × 3/16 in. (4.4 × 0.5 cm)

Type:

buttons (information artifacts)

Place depicted:

Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Date:

1970-1972

Description:

A white, round, pin back button promoting the liberation of Carlos Feliciano. The top half of the button has a small black and white image of Carlos Feliciano. To the left of Feliciano is the Lares flag of 1868. On the right is the flag of Puerto Rico. Below, in the lower half of the pin, is a green silhouette of Puerto Rico. Within the silhouette, near the top, is black text that reads: [FREE PUERTO RICO NOW]. At the top and bottom is black text that reads: [FREE CARLOS FELICIANO / LIBERTAD PARA CARLOS FELICIANO]. On the bottom edge is a manufacturer's mark in black. The back has a pin without a clasp.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Justice  Search this

Multilingual communication  Search this

Political organizations  Search this

Politics  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2014.109.7.7

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/fd5c161baa8-fef1-4c61-a2c2-c086f680d577

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.109.7.7