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Button, Political

Object number2010.32.4

MediumMetal; Paint

Credit LineGift of Earl Douglas Childs

DescriptionRed and white metal button, with long pin on back. White and red text printed on front, and maker's logo on back.Dimensions0.75 x 0.75 x 1 in. (1.9 x 1.9 x 2.5 cm)
InscriptionsPrinted on front, "STOP / LYNCHING / N.A.A.C.P. / BUILD DEMOCRACY".
MarksLogos are difficult to read; bottom one is a Union logo.
Historical NotesAnti-lynching button made for the NAACP campaign of the 1920s that is part of a collection belonging to civil and women's rights activist Daisy Lampkin. Lampkin was the Vice President of the Pittsburgh Courier, national field secretary for the NAACP, influential member of the National Council of Negro Women, and, for 40 years, President of the Lucy Stone League.

Related institution Pittsburgh Courier (1907 - 1966)

Related institution Lucy Stone League

Related institution National Council of Negro Women

Previous owner Daisy E. Lampkin (1883 - 1965)

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