2003.17.1
This is a metal lapel button with "Silent Majority" printed on the front.
(D. Curry, 5/23/03) This button is significant to the Vietnam War era as it shows the opposite point of view from the anti-war movement. The anti-Vietnam war sentiment received much more attention and coverage in the national media during the 1960s but in reality a larger precentage of people (both within the state of California and across the nation) supported the governments policy in Vietnam, especially before 1968.
Used: political protest
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