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Pinback button with the slogan "Control Your Local Police"

1950-2000

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 that has a white background and blue text throughout that reads [Control Your Local Police]. There is staining throughout. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.

Catalog date
1950-2000
Recorded places
United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Activism; Law

Sources & collection details

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

Catalog reference: 2013.68.58

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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