Pinback buttons for Black History Month
date: label: Date
content: 1989
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Caption
content: The "HRA" on these buttons likely refers to "Human Resources Administration," the New York City agency funded by Mayor John Lindsay in 1966 to administer the city's social services programs.
label: Description
content: Two HRA Black History Month pinback buttons (2013.68.11.1-.2). The buttons have a white background with red, black and green text. The text reads [HRA / A Black History / Month / Celebration / 1989]. The backs of the buttons have pins with clasps.
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Holidays and festivals
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: United States History
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 T. Rasul Murray
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.68.11.1-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: buttons (information artifacts)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with metal and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2013.68.11.1): 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 3/16 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2013.68.11.2): 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 5/16 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.8 cm)