Collection Highlights
Freedom to the Slaves
Date:
ca. 1865
Object Number:
PR.052.58
Medium:
Lithograph
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Luce Center
Button
Object Number:
2003.64.64
Date:
1963
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Marks:
crimp: blue lettering on a white background "US PAT. 2762146"
Description:
Circular political pin-back button; white band across middle with blue lettering within, and blue bands above with white lettering within; "MEMBER / NAACP / 1963"
Gallery Label:
On February 12th The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NAACP) was founded by a multiracial group of activists, including W.E.B. DuBois. In 1963, the NAACP pushed for the passage of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act.
Credit Line:
Gift of Toni Ellen Heisler
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
