Button, Political
Object number2018.127.7
Datec. 1970
MediumMetal; Paper; Ink; Celluloid
Credit LineGift of Terence N. Palso
DescriptionCircular metal celluloid stickpin political button. Red background with black text above and below an image of an eagle with its wings spread. Metal back.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 1.25 × 0.188 in. (3.2 × 0.5 cm)InscriptionsBlack text printed on front "BOYCOTT / LETTUCE".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of political and protest buttons collected by donor Terence N. Palso. Handed out on front of Pittsburgh supermarkets. Boycott Lettuce campaign in the early 1970s of the United Farm Workers, led by activist Cesar Chavez to boycott growers that employed non-union workers or that attempted to contract with pickers without consulting the UFW. The lettuce strike started around 1970.
Related institution
United Farm Workers
Collector
Terence N. Palso
On View
Not on view
c. 1970
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c. 1956
c. 1950
