Pinback buttons for the Olympic Project for Human Rights
date: label: Date
content: 1968
name: label: Created by
content: Olympic Project for Human Rights, American, 1967 - 1968
notes: label: Description
content: Three pinback buttons for the Olympic Project for Human Rights. The front of the buttons has a white background with black text. The text, at center, reads: [Olympic Project for Human Rights]. A green laurel wreath surrounds the text. The back of the pins has a pin with a clasp. 2016.66.6.3 has an inscription [1968 / Dr. Harry Edwards] written on the back of it by hand in black marker. 2016.66.6.1 and 2016.66.6.2 do not have any writing on the back.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Olympics
label: Topic
content: Sports
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Harry Edwards
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.66.6.1-.3
objectType: label: Type
content: buttons (fasteners)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2016.66.6.1): 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (6.4 × 6.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2016.66.6.2): 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (6.4 × 6.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2016.66.6.3): 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (6.4 × 6.4 cm)