Loading
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.
Show lessRead more
Details
- 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.
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more
