Commemorative pin for Martin Luther King Jr.

Object number2001.047.0001

Date1968

ClassificationsArtifacts

ObjectPin

Credit LineThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection

MediumMetal, Paper, Plastic

Dimensions1 13/16 × 1 3/4 × 3/16 in. (4.6 × 4.4 × 0.5 cm)

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Collections

Civil Rights Movement

DescriptionRound commemorative pin for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A black and white picture of Dr. King is surrounded by white text on a black ground. Pin has a straight-pin back. Marking stamped into metal on reverse of pin with illegible text and emblem that looks like stylized lobster or pair of scissors; only word of text legible is "UNION". Text on front of pin is: "I Have A Dream Let Freedom Ring [above image] Jan. 15, 1929 [to left of image] April 4, 1968 [to right of image] A Great American Rev. Martin Luther King [below image]"