Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick, American, 1933 - 1986  Search this

Deacons for Defense and Justice, American, founded 1964  Search this

Medium:

paper on metal with plastic

Dimensions:

H x W x D (2013.68.7.1): 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)

H x W x D (2013.68.7.2): 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 3/16 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.5 cm)

Type:

buttons (information artifacts)

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1968-1990s

Caption:

Rev. Kirkpatrick was a cofounder of the Deacons for Defence of Justice in Jonesboro, Louisiana.

Description:

Two white pinback buttons (2013.68.7.1-.2) with black lettering. On each button, the letters are centered in the top quarter. The black text reads [Everybody got a right to live]. Below the text is an image of a man with raised fists chained together by red handcuffs. The backs of the buttons have pins without clasps.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Folk (Music)  Search this

Justice  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray

Object number:

2013.68.7.1-.2

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ff57cf34-84a2-4047-bf19-7628295762e9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.68.7.1-.2