Pinback button supporting the Scottsboro Boys
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![A circular pin-back button with red typeface and a graphic of two arms (representing the International Labor Defense) bending open prison bars with nine men's busts below. Red type at the top reads: [SAVE / THE / SCOTTSBORO / BOYS]. The back of the pin has a paper backing with handwriting and print that reads: [5383 / Eagle Regalia Co / 298 Broadway / New York]. A logo of the maker is below the type. Date: 1920s. Record ID: nmaahc_2012.86.](https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/preview/YSH/YSH000/YSH000514_Pinback-button-supporting-the-Scottsboro-Boys.jpg "Pinback button supporting the Scottsboro Boys")
| Caption | A circular pin-back button with red typeface and a graphic of two arms (representing the International Labor Defense) bending open prison bars with nine men's busts below. Red type at the top reads: [SAVE / THE / SCOTTSBORO / BOYS]. The back of the pin has a paper backing with handwriting and print that reads: [5383 / Eagle Regalia Co / 298 Broadway / New York]. A logo of the maker is below the type. Date: 1920s. Record ID: nmaahc_2012.86. |
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| Creator | unknown |
| Artwork medium | celluloid and metal |
| Credit | Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture |
| Terms of use | Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0) |
| Search stock images by keyword | Pinback button supporting Scottsboro Boys circular pin-back red typeface graphic arms representing International Labor Defense bending open prison bars men busts Justice Law Discrimination Race History |
| Stock image ref | Size | Views |
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| YSH000514 | 3,629 x 3,437 pixels | 7 |
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