Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Pinback button for the Shirley Chisholm presidential campaign
1972
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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 circular metal pin-back button. The button has a white and blue background that is sectioned off into quarters through crisscross lines. A blue depiction of Shirley Chisholm is in the center of the button. Blue text surrounds the depiction of Chisholm and reads: [Shirley] in the upper left quadrant, [Right / ON] in the bottom left quadrant, and [1972 / Chisholm / PRESIDENT] in the bottom right quadrant. The back of the button is silver in color and has a single pin without a clasp.
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Catalog reference: 2014.76.8
