Pinback Button, “Brooke for Vice President”

Object Details

Date
Between 1968 and 1974
Medium
metal, plastic, paper
Dimensions
5/16 × 2 5/16 in. (0.8 × 5.8 cm)
Cite As
Ethel Lois Payne Collection, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of Avis R. Johnson.
Caption
This pinback button lobbied for Senator Edward William Brooke, III to become Gerald Ford’s running mate in the 1974 presidential race, though he was also considered a potential candidate in the 1968 election cycle. The red, white, and sky-blue button depicts a bridge to symbolize how Brooke, the first African American elected to the Senate since Reconstruction, might span divides between African American voters and both major parties due to his record as a centrist coalition builder. The button belonged to longtime Washington, DC resident and political reporter, Ethel L. Payne (1911-1991), known as the First Lady of the Black Press for her own pioneering career.
Accession Number
1991.0076.0162
Type
button
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Anacostia Community Museum Collection
Data Source
Anacostia Community Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl8670c7488-2916-4424-91c3-2ca0ce0d484d
Record ID
acm_1991.0076.0162
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