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Pinback button for the Shirley Chisholm presidential campaign

1972

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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 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

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