Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Description

Round pin-back button featuring white type set against a photographic background depicting African Americans suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Photographic background has been colorized green and red on edges. White type on button reads, [Remember Katrina/Fight Racism, Poverty and Pollution!!/National Black Environmental Justice Network/Safe and Healthy Communities Campaign/NBEJN/P.O. Box 15395/Washington, D.C. 20003/202-265-4919/WWW.NBEJN.ORG].

Attributed to

National Black Environmental Justice Network, American, founded 1999

Owned by

Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010

Date

after 2005

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Medium

metal

Dimensions

Diameter: 3 × 3/8 in. (7.6 × 1 cm)

Type

buttons (information artifacts)

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Object number

2013.201.1.53

Topic

African American

American South

Communities

Justice

Politics (Practical)

United States--History--2001-

Place depicted

New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions