Pinback button reading Teach the Children the Truth
date: label: Date
content: 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Abiodun Oyewole, American, born 1948
notes: label: Description
content: A green pin-back button belonging to Abiodun Oyewole. The button has a green background with black and pink type that reads: [TEACH / THE CHILDREN / THE TRUTH]. The back of the button has a single pin with a clasp.
place: label: Place collected
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: Children
label: Topic
content: Politics
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Abiodun and Last Poets Memorabilia
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.46.4
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: plastic laminate , metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1/4 in. (4.4 x 4.4 x 0.6 cm)