Pinback button reading "Students for Mary Ellen"
date: label: Date
content: 2019
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Mary Ellen Queen
label: Worn by
content: Mélisande Short-Colomb
label: Subject of
content: Georgetown University, founded 1789
notes: label: Description
content: Pinback button from the Georgetown student referendum on semesterly fee to benefit descendants of the 272 enslaved people sold by Georgetown University in 1838. The button is round with gold letters reading [STUDENTS FOR / MARY ELLEN] and white letters reading [#STUDENTSFORTHE272] against a navy background.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Economics
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mélisande Short-Colomb
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.10.3.2
objectType: label: Type
content: buttons (information artifacts)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product) with metal and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)