Pinback button with “Power to the Haitian People”
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1994
name: label: Created by
content: The Campaign for Peace and Democracy, American, founded 1982
label: Owned by
content: Sarah Elizabeth Wright, American, 1928 - 2009
notes: label: Description
content: A square, red pinback button with white text reading [POWER TO THE HAITIAN PEOPLE / CAMPAIGN FOR PEACE & DEMOCRACY]. On the back is text reading [CPD BOX 1640, NYC 10025] followed by a phone number and a small union print mark.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
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: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Politics
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
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: 2010.61.39
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: H x W: 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (3.8 x 3.8 cm)