Pinback button in remembrance of Hurricane Katrina victims

Object Details

Attributed to: National Black Environmental Justice Network, American, founded 1999
Owned by: Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010

Description: Round pin-back button featuring white type set against a photographic background depicting African Americans suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Photographic background has been colorized green and red on edges. White type on button reads, [Remember Katrina/Fight Racism, Poverty and Pollution!!/National Black Environmental Justice Network/Safe and Healthy Communities Campaign/NBEJN/P.O. Box 15395/Washington, D.C. 20003/202-265-4919/WWW.NBEJN.ORG].

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

after 2005

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible; Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Place depicted: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; American South; Communities; Justice; Politics; U.S. History, 2001-

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5782e8282-7476-427a-b545-7e47ca73bb2a