Button, "Black is Beautiful," circa 1970
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Continued frustration with discrimination and slow economic gains in the mid- to late-1960s convinced many African Americans to take action to empower themselves. This "Black is Beautiful" slogan encouraged African Americans to embrace black-defined culture and beauty, rather than letting white society dictate social and physical norms.
Continued frustration with discrimination and slow economic gains in the mid- to late-1960s convinced many African Americans to take action to empower themselves. This "Black is Beautiful" slogan encouraged African Americans to embrace black-defined culture and beauty, rather than letting white society dictate social and physical norms.
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
circa 1970
Subject Date
circa 1970
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
2004.84.3
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: 1.25 in
Inscriptions
front of button: BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL