Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Button, Political |
Catalog Number |
2015.14.4 |
Date |
1968 |
Material(s) |
Plastic/Tinplate/Paper/Ink |
Dimensions |
Dia-1.75 inches |
Description |
This is a celluloid type, pin backed button memorializing Martin Luther King, Jr. There is a black and white photograph of King in the center (with a white background). Around the outer edge of the button is a black band with the words "I HAVE A DREAM/LET FREEDOM RING/A GREAT AMERICAN/REV.MARTIN LUTHER KING." On the sides are his date "JAN. 15, 1929/APRIL 4, 1968 |
Collection |
Bennett Wall Collection |
People |
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 |
Subjects |
Memorials Memorabilia Activists Civil rights Civil rights leaders Civil rights workers Political activists |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |