/internal/media/dispatcher/51632/fullCommemorative pin for Martin Luther King Jr.19681 13/16 × 1 3/4 × 3/16 in. (4.6 × 4.4 × 0.5 cm)Metal, Paper, PlasticThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection2001.047.00010Round commemorative pin for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with white text on a black ground. Pin has 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 centered around black and white portrait photograph of Dr. King and is printed as follows:
"I Have A Dream
Let Freedom Ring [above image]
Jan. 15, / 1929 [to left of image]
Aprtil 4, / 1968 [to right of image]
A Great American
Rev. Martin Luther King [below image]"
Pin is undated; has no contextual clues for the date or manufacture except that it was made post-assassination.
Front of pin dented in a couple places causing surface to appear warped. Surface of pin covered in small scratches and residue of unknown substances. Reverse of pin has several areas of metal corrosion, especially around perimeter of inside of pin. (JM 04/23/2018)Artifacts662324.44500889004.603759207521958Pin0.4762509525Round 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]"AssassinationCivil rightsSpeechesPortraitKing, Martin Luther, Jr.