Pinback button supporting Keep Biafra Alive
date: label: Date
content: 1967-1970
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive, American, 1967 - 1980
notes: label: Caption
content: Biafra was composed of states in the eastern region of Nigeria that declared their independence in 1967 but surrendered in 1970 after a civil war and were reintegrated into Nigeria.
label: Description
content: A pinback button advocating for the people of Biafra. The button has a white background and black text that reads [Keep Biafra Alive]. The back of the button has a pin without a clasp.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Biafra, West Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Humanitarianism
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
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
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: 2013.68.136
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 1/4 × 1 9/16 × 5/16 in. (3.2 × 4 × 0.8 cm)