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Pinback button reading "Students for Mary Ellen"
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Pinback button reading "Students for Mary Ellen"

Unidentified · 2019

ink on paper (fiber product) with metal and plastic
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Pinback button from the Georgetown student referendum on semesterly fee to benefit descendants of the 272 enslaved people sold by Georgetown University in 1838. The button is round with gold letters reading [STUDENTS FOR / MARY ELLEN] and white letters reading [#STUDENTSFORTHE272] against a navy background.

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