Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Pinback button stating "We Shall Overcome"
1960s
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
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, brown and yellow pinback button featuring the text [ WE SHALL / OVERCOME ]. Along the lower left edge of the button is the manufacturers information [ HIP PROD., 153 NORTH, CHGO.] The button has an unlocking pin style back.
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: 2011.159.3.31
