Africa-Shaped Pin, “Give a Dam,” Belonging to Ethel L. Payne

Object Details

Date
20th century
Medium
metal, plastic
Dimensions
9/16 × 1/2 × 1/8 in. (1.4 × 1.2 × 0.3 cm)
Cite As
Ethel Lois Payne Collection, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of Avis R. Johnson.
Caption
Shaped like Africa, this metal pin likely promoted donations to a dam building project on the continent. The lapel pin’s double meaning also urges people to care. The pin belonged to journalist Ethel L. Payne (1911-1991), who cared greatly about Africa. In the late 1980s, for example, she served on the board of Africare, a nongovernmental organization partnering with African people on development and policy issues. The longtime Washington, DC resident and human rights activist became known as First Lady of the Black Press for her pioneering career reporting on national and international news.
Accession Number
1991.0076.0132
Type
pin
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Anacostia Community Museum Collection
Data Source
Anacostia Community Museum
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl8106e619e-bc4b-4074-86e8-dabfba89b60e
Record ID
acm_1991.0076.0132
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