"January 15th Must be a National Holiday" Button, circa 1980
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Efforts to establish Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday as a national holiday met with initial pushback about cost concerns and the dearth of holidays that honor private citizens. But, with advocacy from the Martin Luther King Center for Social Change (the creators of this button), President Reagan finally signed a bill into law in 1983, creating a federal holiday honoring King.
Efforts to establish Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday as a national holiday met with initial pushback about cost concerns and the dearth of holidays that honor private citizens. But, with advocacy from the Martin Luther King Center for Social Change (the creators of this button), President Reagan finally signed a bill into law in 1983, creating a federal holiday honoring King.
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
circa 1980
Creators
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change
The Button Factory (Atlanta, Ga.)
Place of Creation
United States, Georgia, Atlanta
Creator Notes
Commissioned by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change. Manufactured by The Button Factory of Atlanta, Georgia.
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2022.196.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Color
Gold (Color)
Green
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: .25 in
Diameter: 3 in
Inscriptions
on front: JANUARY 15th MUST BE A / NATIONAL HOLIDAY / TO COMMEMORATE THE / CONTRIBUTIONS TO MANKIND BY / DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. / (C) MARTIN LUTHER KING CENTER FOR SOCIAL CHANGE on top: THE BUTTON FACTORY on bottom: ATLANTA, GEORGIA 404 457 05[2?]0
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