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Pinback button with "Black Power" at center

1970s

United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A circle shaped, gold colored pinback button with black text at center reading “BLACK / POWER.”.

Catalog date
1970s
Recorded places
United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Activism; Black power; Civil Rights; U.S. History, 1961-1969

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2011.159.3.2

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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