Button, "Now is the Time”
name: label: depicted
content: King, Jr., Martin Luther
label: referenced
content: King, Jr., Martin Luther
label: maker
content: N. G. Slater Corp., New York City
notes: label: Description
content: Button supporting the supporting the creation of a federal holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
label: Description
content: A pinback button with a white background. The border is purple with white text. Along the border are the words: "KING DAY/ Now is the TIme/ Jan. 15" Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr." In the center of the button is a black and white image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., speaking into several microphones. His eyes are focused to his left. Below the image of King are the words written in purple script, "Support the National Holiday."
topic: label: referenced
content: Civil Rights Movement
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Timothy D. W. Connelly in memory of Gordon Montgomery Connelly
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2003.0317.072
label: catalog number
content: 2003.0317.072
label: accession number
content: 2003.0317
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Button
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: white; purple (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in; x 8.89 cm