Mandela, Button.

Title

Mandela, Button.

Date

unknown

Creator

unknown

Description

A multi-colored button with a picture of Nelson and Winnie Mandela. Nelson Mandella was an anti-apartheid activist in South Africa. After being imprisoned for 27 years due to his African Nationalist ideology, he was released in 1990 and led efforts to end apartheid. He was elected president in 1994 in the country's first fully democratic election.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Activism See all items with this value

Social movements See all items with this value

Additional Subject

African diaspora

Fashion

Type

Three-Dimensional Object

Measurements

2.25 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.button0026

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.JSU.0630

Rights

All rights held by the Margaret Walker Center. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University, 601-979-3935 Attn: Center Director.

Contributing Institution

Jackson State University

Collection

The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson