Pinback button for the Young Lords Party
date: label: Date
content: 1970-1976
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
notes: label: Description
content: A pinback button for the Young Lords Party. The background of the button has the design of the Puerto Rican flag in blue, white, and red. At center is an image of a gun. Below the logo, black text reads [Young Lords Party]. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
place: label: Cultural Place
content: Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Decolonization
label: Topic
content: Political organizations
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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
label: Movement
content: Young Lords Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.68.85
objectType: label: Type
content: buttons (information artifacts)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with metal and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 0.6 cm)