Button, "Practice Nonviolence," circa 1965

Summary

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

Creators

Unknown

Place of Creation

United States 

Henry Ford Museum
 On Exhibit

at Henry Ford Museum in Pop Up Exhibit

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

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