"United We Shall Overcome" pin
Object number2014.025.0001
Datecirca 1965
ClassificationsArtifacts
ObjectPin
Credit LineNicola Longford Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumMetal
Dimensions1 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (3.2 × 3.2 cm)
Collections
DescriptionAn original pin-back button from the civil rights movement printed with the text “United We Shall Overcome” and an illustration of a handshake between a black hand and a white hand.
The manufacturer's information is printed on the edge: "AAA Novelty Washington, D.C."
U.S. Congress
11/24/1963 - 12/12/1963
Martin Luther King Jr.
1968
Democratic National Committee
01/11/1964
