2004.11.3

1960-2000
2.75 in HIGH x 2.75 in WIDE x .25 in DEEP
(6.98 cm HIGH x 6.98 cm WIDE x .63 cm DEEP)
Museum Purchase
2004.11.3

"What's Going On? California and the Vietnam Era" Exhibition at the Great Hall, August 28, 2004-February 28, 2005. | "Speed City: From Civil Rights to Black Power" at History San Jose, 2008.

Political pin from the Chinese Cultural Revolution, with Chairman Mao's profile embossed in the center and flowers and writing at the bottom. The pin is round with embossed areas painted gold and background in red. There is a metal pin on the back.

Example of the type of pins sold by the Black Panthers in the 1960s to make money.

Used: Black Panther

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