TWELVE CIVIL RIGHTS BUTTONS FROM BOOKER T. WASHINGTON TO BLACK POWER.
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Winning Bid:
$118.00 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
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Tuesday, November 14, 2017 10:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 14, 2017 10:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #222 - Part 1
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Item Description
Sizes are 7/8' to 1.75".  First is the only Washington portrait pin-back we know of. Curl names Midwest Badge and button is 1930s. Scattered tan marks (as on most) but full gloss. Next are three from Dubois Clubs of the 1960s. Remaining eight are also 1960s. Row #2 starts with rare button showing a black hand breaking free from a shackle. Meaning of "MCF" is unknown to us. Following three for CORE, SNCC and a litho 1964 NAACP member. Row #4 includes Urban League (faint tone on white), CORE (litho), Black Power and slogan "Being Black Or Puerto Rican ONLY Isn't Enough".  All Exc. to Mint except as noted.
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