Pinback buttons for the San Quentin Six
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1971
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: San Quentin Six, founded 1971
label: Subject of
content: George Jackson, American, 1941 - 1971
notes: label: Caption
content: The San Quentin Six were six inmates accused of particpating in a 1971 escape attempt in which inmate George Jackson and five other individuals were killed.
label: Description
content: Two yellow buttons (2013.68.5.1-.2) with black lettering. On each button, the letters are centered in the top perimeter of the button. The black text reads [San Quentin Six]. Below the text is an image of six clenched fists chained together by handcuffs. The backs of the buttons have pins without clasps.
place: label: Place depicted
content: California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Prisons
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: 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: 2013.68.5.1-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: buttons (information artifacts)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: paper on metal with plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2013.68.5.1): 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 0.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2013.68.5.2): 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 0.5 cm)