Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Pinback button for a college Black Student Union
ca. 1970
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.
White button with phrase: [Black Student Union] at the top. Below these letters is a drawing of a muscular black arm from the shoulder down, with the elbow propped on a book. On the spine of the book is the word: [Knowledge.] The button has an unlocking pin style back.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2011.159.3.32
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