Pinback button for Herman B. Ferfuson's campaign for Senate
date: label: Date
content: 1968
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Herman B. Ferguson, American, born 1921
label: Subject of
content: Freedom and Peace Party, American, founded 1968
notes: label: Description
content: A pinback button for Herman B. Ferguson's U.S. Senate campaign. The button has a black background with white text throughout that reads [Survival - Liberation / Herman B. Ferguson For Senate / Freedom & Peace Party]. The exterior edge of has the manufacturer's information, partially visible, printed in white. The back of button has a metal pin without a clasp.
place: label: Place used
content: New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
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: Black Power (Black Pride)
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: 2013.68.53
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 with metal and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 5/16 in. (3.5 × 3.2 × 0.8 cm)