[CIVIL RIGHTS]. A group of 7 pinbacks related to Booker T. Washington, the National Negro Business League, and others.

7 pinback buttons and badges, approx. 1 3/4 in. diameter and smaller, including: Tuskegee Negro Conference - Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, Jan. 17 and 18 / Farmer's School - Jan. 3 to 17. Featuring portrait of Washington at center. Newark, NJ: Whitehead & Hoag Co., n.d. (large separation through Washington portrait, crackling throughout, staining to edges). -- I Am Helping to Build / Booker Washington Birthplace, Virginia. Featuring portrait of Washington at center. St Louis, MO: St. Louis Button Mfrs., n.d. (darkening to edges). -- National Negro Business League / 20th Century / Equality Education Business. Featuring portraits of Booker T. Washington and Horace Sudduth at center. -- Chicago Post Office Brotherhood. Featuring an illustration of a white and black hand clasping at center. Chicago, IL: Acorn Badge Co., n.d. -- A membership badge for the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs Inc. -- And 2 others depicting Booker T. Washington.

Together, 7 pinback buttons and badges. Condition generally fair, with some toning, occasional soiling, and overall wear consistent with age and use.

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American Historical Ephemera and Photography

[CIVIL RIGHTS]. A group of 7 pinbacks related to Booker T. Washington, the National Negro Business League, and others.

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