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- Button, "I Won't Live with Jim Crow: Civil Rights Congress," circa 1948 - The term "Jim Crow" implied the systematic practice of discriminating against and segregating African Americans, especially in the American South, from the late 19th to the mid-20th centuries. The Civil Rights Congress (1946-1956) became a brief force in civil rights battles. However, with its ties to the American Communist Party, it became victim to Cold War anticommunism and government repression.
- circa 1948
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Button, "I Won't Live with Jim Crow: Civil Rights Congress," circa 1948
The term "Jim Crow" implied the systematic practice of discriminating against and segregating African Americans, especially in the American South, from the late 19th to the mid-20th centuries. The Civil Rights Congress (1946-1956) became a brief force in civil rights battles. However, with its ties to the American Communist Party, it became victim to Cold War anticommunism and government repression.
- Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition National Association of Retail Druggists Badge, 1926 - Philadelphia's 1926 Sesquicentennial International Exposition celebrated the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Though the fair was not profitable and disappointed organizers following the city's successful 1876 Centennial Exhibition, more than six million people attended. This badge would have been worn at the exposition by a visiting member of the National Association of Retail Druggists.
- 1926
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Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition National Association of Retail Druggists Badge, 1926
Philadelphia's 1926 Sesquicentennial International Exposition celebrated the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Though the fair was not profitable and disappointed organizers following the city's successful 1876 Centennial Exhibition, more than six million people attended. This badge would have been worn at the exposition by a visiting member of the National Association of Retail Druggists.
- Federal Building Souvenir Tray from Century of Progress Exposition, 1933 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to buoy national optimism during the darkest years of the Great Depression. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir tray depicting the exposition's Federal Building, which was designed to represent the three branches of American government.
- 1933
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Federal Building Souvenir Tray from Century of Progress Exposition, 1933
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to buoy national optimism during the darkest years of the Great Depression. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir tray depicting the exposition's Federal Building, which was designed to represent the three branches of American government.
- Bus Driver's Badge from Montgomery City Bus Lines, circa 1955 - This badge was worn in the 1950s by a driver for the Montgomery (Alabama) City Bus Lines. While riding a Montgomery bus in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man, leading to a widespread bus boycott by African Americans.
- circa 1955
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Bus Driver's Badge from Montgomery City Bus Lines, circa 1955
This badge was worn in the 1950s by a driver for the Montgomery (Alabama) City Bus Lines. While riding a Montgomery bus in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man, leading to a widespread bus boycott by African Americans.
- UAW Button, "Ford Drive Honor Roll Member UAW-CIO," 1941 -
- 1941
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UAW Button, "Ford Drive Honor Roll Member UAW-CIO," 1941