Pinback button with War Against Repression / Guerra Contra Represión
date: label: Date
content: 1971
name: label: Issued by
content: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
label: Manufactured by
content: Horo Co., American
notes: label: Caption
content: The rally promoted by this button was referred to as the "spring offensive against repression." Led by Ralph Abernathy and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), rally participants protested the Vietnam War, poverty, and racism.
label: Description
content: A green, black, and white pinback button for a rally held in New York City's financial district by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) on April 5, 1971. Black text, in English and Spanish, around the edge of the button reads [War Against Repression / Guerra Contra Represión]. At center, in white, a fist holds a black branch up in the air. Black text over the wrist reads [April 5 / Wall St.]. The exterior edge of the pin has the manufacturer information. The back has a metal pin with a clasp.
place: label: Place used
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Commerce
label: Topic
content: Multilingual communication
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Poverty
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
label: Movement
content: African American - Latinx Solidarity
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: 2013.68.24
objectType: label: Type
content: money
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 with metal and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)