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Pinback button for a Freedom Ride organized by CORE

1961

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 small, circular, blue and white pinback button featuring the text [ FREEDOM RIDE / CORE ]. The button has an unlocking pin style back.

Catalog date
1961
Recorded places
United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; 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: 2011.159.3.25

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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