Pinback button for Jesse Jackson and the Democratic Party
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1988
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Jesse Jackson, American, born 1941
label: Subject of
content: Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
notes: label: Description
content: A black and yellow pinback button for the New York Democratic Party. The top half of the button has a black and white image of children. Above the children, yellow text reads, [Keep hope Alive]. The bottom half of the button is yellow with red and black text that reads, ["Register -Vote / For the Democrats / Jesse Jackson / Paid for by the New York State Democratic Party. Lawrence Kirwin (sic), Chairman]. The edge has the manufacturer’s stamp. The back of the button has metal pin with a clasp.
place: label: Place depicted
content: New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
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 - 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: 2013.68.77
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: 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 1/4 in. (5.7 × 5.7 × 0.6 cm)