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[KING, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968)]. A group of 11 pinback buttons related to Martin Luther King, Jr., SCLC, and CORE.
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold
$200
Live Auction
American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Location
Cincinnati
Description

[KING, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968)]. A group of 11 pinback buttons related to Martin Luther King, Jr., SCLC, and CORE.


11 pinback buttons, approx. 3 3/8 in. diameter and smaller, including: 6 illustrating or commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr., the largest being a button for "PCLC - SCLC Jobs-Income, Poor People's Campaign 1968, Washington DC," with portraits of Dr. King and Ralph Abernathy above "I Have a Dream." -- 2 buttons related to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). -- 3 buttons related to the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), including an example promoting the "Freedom Ride."

Together, 11 pinback buttons. Condition generally good, with toning, occasional soiling, wear consistent with age and use.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition
Freeman's I Hindman strives to describe historic materials in a manner that is respectful to all communities, providing descriptive contexts for objects where possible. The nature of historical ephemera is such that some material may represent positions, language, values, and stereotypes that are not consistent with the current values and practices at Freeman's I Hindman.