Remember Soweto June 14 March Against Apartheid, Button.

Item

Title
Remember Soweto June 14 March Against Apartheid, Button.
Date
unknown
Creator
unknown
Description
A gold button with a drawing of a broken shackle and chain with the text "Remember Soweto June 14 March Against Apartheid." On June 14, 1986, 40,000 people rallied in Central Park in New York City to call on President Ronald Reagan to impose strict economic sanctions on the government of South Africa as a means to ending apartheid in the country.
Primary Subject
1900-1999
Activism
Social movements
Additional Subject
African diaspora
Fashion
Type
Three-Dimensional Object
Measurements
2.25 in
Format
JPEG
HBCU Identifier
mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.button0022
HCAC Identifier
HCAC.JSU.0626
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