Pinback button for the 1963 Freedom March
date: label: Date
content: 1963
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
notes: label: Description
content: A white button with black text. A horizontal line runs across the bottom third of the button face separating text. Around the upper two-thirds of the button is text in an arc framing the text centered below. The text reads: [WASHINGTON D. C. FREEDOM MARCH / AUG. 28, 1963 / UNITED CIVIL RIGHTS / ORGANIZATIONS OF / AMERICA / FOR FREEDOM / "ALL, HERE AND NOW"]. On the reverse is a rectangular, white sticker with penned text [rare / 4783] and a pin without a fastener.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Politics
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
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
label: Movement
content: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.159.4
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: metal, ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 1/4 in. (6 x 5.4 x 0.6 cm)