Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Button, 1968-1970

AAA Novelty1968/1970

The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States

The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. led a non-violent campaign for civil rights. His leadership during the turbulent 1950s and 1960s urged on legislative and social change. This button -- created after King's assassination in 1968 -- commemorates his efforts to secure freedom and justice for African Americans.

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Title: Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Button, 1968-1970
Creator: AAA Novelty
Date: 1968-04-04
Date Created: 1968/1970
Location: United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Subject Keywords: Buttons (Information artifacts), Commemoratives, King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968, Civil rights leaders, Commemorations
Type: Objects
Contributor: The Henry Ford
Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=13684
Object Name: Button (Information artifact)
Object ID: 94.87.1
Image ID: THF93410
Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

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