Manufactured by:

N.G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936  Search this

Subject of:

Angela Y. Davis, American, born 1944  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper with plastic and metal

Dimensions:

Diameter: 1 11/16 × 3/16 in. (4.3 × 0.5 cm)

Type:

buttons (information artifacts)

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1970-1972

Description:

A round, yellow pinback button with a photographic portrait of Angela Davis in the center, pictured from the neck up. Across the top of the button, in bold black text, is [FREE ANGELA]. Below the portrait, in smaller black text, is [AND / ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS]. On the underside of the rim is text that reads [N.G. Slater Corp. N.Y.C. 11].

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Justice  Search this

Politics  Search this

Prisons  Search this

Race relations  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2014.72.8.8

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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/fd5120f9482-60ba-4097-aea2-3dbf3e21a158

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.72.8.8