Remember Soweto June 14 March Against Apartheid, Button.

Title

Remember Soweto June 14 March Against Apartheid, Button.

Date

Unknown

Creator

Unknown See all items with this value

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 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.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 See all items with this value

Language

English

References

New York Rally Protests Apartheid - The Washington Post

About This Record

The HCAC public history focused digital archive cataloging is an ongoing process, and we may update this record as we conduct additional research and review. We welcome your comments and feedback if you have more information to share about an item featured on the site, please contact us at: HCAC-DigiTeam@si.edu