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Black History ➔ Button, NAACP

Identifier:

1994.81.3

Description:

Circular metal button with pin on reverse side; red lettering on off-white ground with the words, "Democracy for all, NAACP, 1945."

The donor is the former Regional Chair of the UAW Civil Rights Department and local chapter president of the NAACP.

Date:

1945

Materials:

Steel

Dimensions:

0.825" h 0.825" w 0.25" d

Current Location Status:

In Storage

Collection Tier:

Tier 2

Source:

Gift Of Donald T. Reid

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Exhibits/Programs:

Rosa Parks, An American Legacy (2016)
The Grand Rapids Public Museum is proud to present a pop up exhibit about Rosa Parks and the center of Grand Rapids that bears her name.  The exhibit marks the 60th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ courageous decision not to give up her seat on a bus to a white man and the ensuing Montgomery Bus Boycott, an important milestone in the Civil Right Movement.  The exhibit will feature objects from the GRPM’s collections and iconic images from holdings around the country.  The goals of the exhibit are to present the story of Rosa Parks’ place in the Civil Rights Movement from both a national and local perspective and to direct visitors to other resources around the museum where they can learn more.  

Voting! Making it Count (October 1 – November 13 2016)
Vote! Making it Count explores the ways voting has changed throughout American history. The voting process has evolved in response to social, cultural and technological developments. One of the most important political rights U.S. citizens have is the right to vote, and it is crucial to the health of democracy.

Related Entities:

LJ Imber Company (creator) National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People (creator)
Alternate names: NAACP
On January 3, 1919, fifty people gathered with Rev. Robert Bagnall, the Great Lakes district organizer of the NAACP, to charter the Grand Rapids chapter. The National office of the NAACP granted a charter to the local chapter twenty-two days after the submission of their application. The officers of the branch were Thomas E. Benjamin, a railroad porter, who served as president; Basil Ray, a waiter, was appointed vice president; George M. Smith, a printing superintendent, was the group’s secretary; and J. Ed Jones, a custodian, became treasurer. Each charter member paid one dollar and received a subscription to Crisis magazine. The organization of the chapter in 1919 was a part of the larger expansion of NAACP branches all over the country. A historian of the NAACP noted that, at the time of the 1919 national conference of the NAACP in Cleveland, “there were 220 branches and 56,345 members, and the circulation of the Crisis stood at 100,000. (Source: https://naacpgr.com/our-story-greater-grand-rapids-naacp/) Reid, Donald T. (donor)