Remember Soweto June 14 March Against Apartheid, Button.
Item
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Title
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Remember Soweto June 14 March Against Apartheid, Button.
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Date
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unknown
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Creator
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unknown
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Description
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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.
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Primary Subject
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1900-1999
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Activism
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Social movements
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Additional Subject
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African diaspora
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Fashion
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Type
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Three-Dimensional Object
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Measurements
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2.25 in
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Format
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JPEG
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HBCU Identifier
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mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.button0022
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.JSU.0626
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Rights
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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.
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Contributing Institution
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Jackson State University
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Collection
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The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson