Button, "Black is Beautiful," circa 1970
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Continued frustration with discrimination and slow economic gains in the mid- to late-1960s convinced many African Americans to take action to empower themselves. This "Black is Beautiful" slogan encouraged African Americans to embrace black-defined culture and beauty, rather than letting white society dictate social and physical norms.
Continued frustration with discrimination and slow economic gains in the mid- to late-1960s convinced many African Americans to take action to empower themselves. This "Black is Beautiful" slogan encouraged African Americans to embrace black-defined culture and beauty, rather than letting white society dictate social and physical norms.
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
circa 1970
Subject Date
circa 1970
Place of Creation
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
2004.84.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Donated by Laura A. Young in Memory of Kathryn Emerson-Buntin.
Material
Metal
Plastic laminate
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.25 in
Inscriptions
front of button: BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL
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