SCARCE BUTTON FOR 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF EMANCIPATION FROM 1963 CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH ON WASHINGTON.
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Winning Bid:
$134.09
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Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:00:00 AM)
Auction:
Auction #211 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1196 in auction 211
Item Description
3.5" with small "AFL-CIO" union bug on the bottom front edge. Reads "Whoopee/Equal-Rights/In '63." Likely sold by a vendor at the August 28, 1963 March On Washington For Jobs & Freedom attended by some 250,000 people. This was the largest demonstration ever seen in the nation's capital and one of the first to have extensive television coverage. Martin Luther King's speech included the "I Have A Dream" theme, now one of the most famous speeches in American history. High gloss and NM displaying Mint. Scarce. See 1863 Lincoln Emancipation rare badge #171.
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