Button, "A Holiday for Brotherhood"

Description:

Button supporting the creation of a federal holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Date Made: 1970s-1980s

Referenced: King, Jr., Martin Luther

General Subject Association: Holidays and Celebrations, generalCommemorated: African American History

Subject:

See more items in: Political History: Political History, Civil Rights Collection, Government, Politics, and Reform, American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith

Exhibition: American Democracy

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: Vicki L. Thorn

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1986.0666.354Accession Number: 1986.0666Catalog Number: 1986.0666.354

Object Name: Button

Physical Description: metal (overall material)red, white, blue (overall color)Measurements: overall: 2 1/4 in; x 5.715 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-e4b4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_537634

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