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- "March for Our Lives" Button, 2018 - March for Our Lives, a student-led organization demonstrating for gun control legislation, was formed after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which claimed 17 lives. The organization arranged protest marches in March 2018, a month after the shooting. The protests in Washington, D. C., and more than 800 other locations attracted an estimated one to two million participants.
- March 24, 2018
- Collections - Artifact
"March for Our Lives" Button, 2018
March for Our Lives, a student-led organization demonstrating for gun control legislation, was formed after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which claimed 17 lives. The organization arranged protest marches in March 2018, a month after the shooting. The protests in Washington, D. C., and more than 800 other locations attracted an estimated one to two million participants.
- Obama-Biden Campaign Button, 2008 - Democrat presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama, campaigned on themes of "Hope" and "Change." These positive messages spoke to an American public beset by years of conflict in Iraq and reeling from a recent financial crisis. These twin themes also reflected Americans' belief in an inclusive multicultural society. In November 2008, voters elected Obama -- the first African American president of the United States.
- 2008
- Collections - Artifact
Obama-Biden Campaign Button, 2008
Democrat presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama, campaigned on themes of "Hope" and "Change." These positive messages spoke to an American public beset by years of conflict in Iraq and reeling from a recent financial crisis. These twin themes also reflected Americans' belief in an inclusive multicultural society. In November 2008, voters elected Obama -- the first African American president of the United States.