Pinback button for Black Solidarity Day
Unknown
1960
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
Tags
activismcommunitiesGroup identityPan AfricanismFamilyafrican diaspora
About
Black Solidarity Day was founded in 1969 by playwright, historian, and activist Carlos E. Russell. Russell, who was born in Panama in 1934, created the day to unite African diasporic communities and people. The observance hopes to bring awareness to racial and economic inequality.
![[Family portrait]](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/727a4e28-fb77-4052-920a-70de8c848f0d/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
![[Optical illusion]](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/fd882694-0552-4efe-b611-ee419bf4f48c/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
![[Parlor with piano]](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/fefc46cd-e52c-4285-910b-b71d89e4675a/full/843,/0/default.jpg)