Pinback button supporting the Scottsboro Boys
- Medium
- celluloid and metal
Tags
U.S. History, 1919-1933Anti-Lynching MovementLawDiscriminationraceJustice
About
A circular pin-back button with red typeface and a graphic of two arms (representing the International Labor Defense) bending open prison bars with nine men's busts below. Red type at the top reads: [SAVE / THE / SCOTTSBORO / BOYS]. The back of the pin has a paper backing with handwriting and print that reads: [5383 / Eagle Regalia Co / 298 Broadway / New York]. A logo of the maker is below the type.