Button, "Practice Nonviolence," circa 1965
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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. The wearer of this button would have supported King's non-violent efforts. Tragically, King would die violently by an assassin's bullet in 1968.
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. The wearer of this button would have supported King's non-violent efforts. Tragically, King would die violently by an assassin's bullet in 1968.
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
circa 1965
Subject Date
circa 1965
Keywords
Collection Title
![With Liberty & Justice For All](https://www.thehenryford.org/images/default-source/on-exhibit/with-liberty-and-justice-for-all.jpg?Status=Master&sfvrsn=88a32201_6)
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
2004.84.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Donated by Laura A. Young in Memory of Kathryn Emerson-Buntin.
Material
Metal
Plastic laminate
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.75 in
Inscriptions
front of button: PRACTICE NONVIOLENCE