Pinback button for the 1974 National Black Political Convention
date: label: Date
content: 1974
name: label: Manufactured by
content: A.G. Trimble Co., American, founded 1913
label: Subject of
content: National Black Political Convention, American, 1974 - 1975
notes: label: Description
content: A pinback button for the 1974 National Black Political Convention. The outer edge of the button has a red background with black text that reads [National Black Political Convention]. Inside the red circle, is a black circle with arrows pointing towards the center. The center background is green with black text that reads [March 15-17 / Little Rock Arkansas / 1974]. The exterior edge has the manufacturer's information printed in black. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
place: label: Place used
content: Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, 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, 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: 2013.68.62
objectType: label: Type
content: buttons (information artifacts)
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 paper with metal and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 3/8 × 2 1/4 × 1/4 in. (6 × 5.7 × 0.6 cm)