Button, "Practice Nonviolence," circa 1965
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
circa 1965
Subject Date
circa 1965
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
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
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