Pinback Button, "West Harlem Environmental ACTion"

Anacostia Community Museum

Object Details

Caption
This square pinback button advocated for "Clean Fuel. Clean Air. Good Health". The message, in blue lettering against a gray smoggy background, was promoted by the West Harlem Environmental ACTion. The non-profit organization, now known as WE ACT for Environmental Justice, has been fighting to build healthy communities since 1988.
The button is among more than 200 collected by Washington, DC-based environmental justice advocate Vernice Miller-Travis.
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Cite As
Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of Vernice D. Miller-Travis
Accession Number
2022.13.156
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
pinback button
Medium
metal, plastic, paper
Dimensions
2 1/8 × 3/8 in. (5.4 × 1 cm)
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Record ID
acm_2022.13.156
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl8924663e9-e27b-4283-baf2-2eaf600cd802
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