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Pinback button supporting the Scottsboro Boys
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Pinback button supporting the Scottsboro Boys

Eagle Regalia Company, American, founded 1910 · 1931

celluloid and metal
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

A circular pin-back button with red typeface and a graphic of two arms (representing the International Labor Defense) bending open prison bars with nine men's busts below. Red type at the top reads: [SAVE / THE / SCOTTSBORO / BOYS]. The back of the pin has a paper backing with handwriting and print that reads: [5383 / Eagle Regalia Co / 298 Broadway / New York]. A logo of the maker is below the type.

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