Pinback button with "I'm Voting Yes for the 272"
date: label: Date
content: 2019
name: label: Owned by
content: Mélisande Short-Colomb
label: Subject of
content: Georgetown University, founded 1789
notes: label: Description
content: Pinback button from the Georgetown student referendum on a semesterly fee to benefit descendants of the 272 enslaved people sold by Georgetown University in 1838. The button is round and reads [I'M VOTING / YES / FOR THE 272] in white text against a red background.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Economics
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 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 Mélisande Short-Colomb
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.10.3.1
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: ink on paper (fiber product) with metal and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)