Button, "Non-Violence is Our Strength," circa 1970
THF8260 / Button, "Non-Violence is Our Strength," circa 1970
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Artifact Overview
Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962. The organization later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to form the United Farm Workers (its logo is a stylized eagle seen on this button). Chavez died in 1993, and Huerta continued to serve as the Vice President until 1999.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
circa 1970
Place of Creation
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
2001.81.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Plastic laminate
Paper (Fiber product)
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.5 in
Inscriptions
front of button: NON-VIOLENCE IS OUR STRENGTH
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