Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Pinback button for the Young Lords Party
ca. 1968
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 Young Lords pinback button. The front of the button has a vertical depiction of the Puerto Rican flag as its background. An image of a rifle in black crosses the center of the flag. Black type at the bottom of the button reads: [YOUNG LORDS PARTY]. The back of the button has a pin with a fastener and an engraving with a design. The text of the engraving reads: [Local 137].
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: 2014.109.7.5
