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Pinback button for the Young Lords Party

ca. 1968

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 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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Catalog reference: 2014.109.7.5

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