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Pinback button with the text "I Am An AfroAmerican"

after 1960

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 pinback button with a yellow background and red and black text. The red text is faded. The text covers the majority of the button and reads [I Am An / AfroAmerican / "Freemen Name Themselves"]. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.

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

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Catalog reference: 2013.68.134

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