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Pinback button promoting black unity by American Jan Bailey, Unknown — VisualArtsDB

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Pinback button promoting black unity

Pinback button promoting black unity

Pinback button promoting black unity

American Jan Bailey Unknown

1950

Medium: metal
Genre: Buttons (information artifacts)
Museum: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Round pin-back button featuring central green image of the continent of Africa. Red type circles Africa and reads, [WE ARE AFRIKANS/WORKING FOR BLACK UNITY].

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