Description: DETAILS: Original pinback button issued by the Brooklyn chapter of the Congress For Racial Equity (CORE) for their planned protest at the 1964 New York Worlds Fair. Measures 1 3/4" inches. Rare.BACKGROUND: The announcement of the 1964 NY Worlds Fair cause great anger in the African American communities of New York City. They complained that while black residence lived in poverty, the city government was willing to spend millions on a recreational event like the Worlds Fair. On April 4th, 1964, the Brooklyn chapter of CORE announced their plan to disrupt the opening of the World’s Fair on April 22 unless the city addressed the problems of segregation, job discrimination, police brutality, slum housing, and poor schools—immediately. “While millions of dollars are being spent on the World’s Fair, thousands of Black & Puerto Rican people are suffering,” the statement read. The group threatened to have their members to block public transit and highway across the city in order to make mobility impossible. GUARANTEE: We offer a lifetime guarantee on all of our items to be authentic originals issued by the organization stated. They are not later re-issues or reproductions. We forensically examine all of our items prior to listing to make certain they are authentic. BLACK CIVIL RIGHTS Circa 1950-1970 Oxxbridge Galleries was founded in 1987 and specializes in paper items with a particular emphasis on counter culture and civil rights. If you have any items you have questions about, please feel free to contact us. You will be pleased by the friendliness and knowledge of our staff. To contact us visit https://www.ebay.com/usr/oxxbridgegalleries Add us to your Favorites list Visit Our eBay Store: Oxxbridge Galleries
Price: 599 USD
Location: Allendale, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-11-23T00:56:48.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.9 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Signed: No
Year: 1950s - 1970s
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Theme: Political
Type: Button
Event: N/A
Material: Metal & Paper
Country/Region: United States
Original: Authentic
Black Civil Rights: Civil Rights Movement
Value 1: Martin Luther King Jr
Value 2: Malcolm X
Value 3: Fair World
Value 5: Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Value 6: Freedom Riders
Value 8: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP
Value 11: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Value 12: Black Panther Party
Value 14: Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Value 15: Civil Rights Movement
Martin Luther King: SNCC
Black Power Movement: Black Liberation Movement
Value 20: CORE Wants A Fair World
Value 21: Satll In
City: Queens
Value 24: New York Worlds Fair
Value 25: Brooklyn
Value 26: Bronx
