Pinback button for national march against Apartheid and U.S. in Central America
date: label: Date
content: 1987
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Sarah Elizabeth Wright, American, 1928 - 2009
notes: label: Caption
content: This pin was made for a march on Washington on April 25, 1987. Protesters called for an end to US military interference in Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. They also criticized the American government’s support of the apartheid South African government, which at the time, occupied Namibia and was at war with Angola.
label: Description
content: A round pin with the central white dove on a white and blue background. The upper portion of the pin is blue and white text along the supper curve reads [MARCH ON WASHINGTON]. The white dove has red text inside that reads [April / 25]. The bottom of the pin has a wave of white with red text [NO TO APARTHEID / U.S. OUT OF CENTRAL AMERICA !].
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Nicaragua, Latin America, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: South Africa, Africa
label: Place depicted
content: El Salvador, Latin America, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: Namibia, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
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: Anti-apartheid movements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Family of Sarah Elizabeth Wright
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.61.42
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 (fiber product) with metal and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (5.7 x 5.7 cm)