Description: DETAILS: Original pinback button issued by Abernathy for Congress for Ralph Abernathy's 1977 Democratic primary for the 5th Congressional District of Georgia. Circa 1977. Side curl has campaign indicia. Measures 2 1/4 inches. This is an exceptionally rare African American political button. We have searched numerous databases and have only been able to locate one other example of this button. 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. Ralph David Abernathy (1926 – 1990) was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. As a leader of the civil rights movement, he was a close friend and mentor of Martin Luther King. Together they led to the Montgomery bus boycott, and co-created the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). He became president of the SCLC following the assassination of King in 1968, where he led the Poor People's Campaign in Washington, D.C. He also a senior leader of the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE). He retired from his position as president of the SCLC in 1977 and unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House of Representatives for the 5th district of Georgia. He is considered to be among the most important activists and leaders of the entire Civil Rights Movement. He died in 1990 of a heart attack. His tombstone is engraved with the words "I tried". 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: 2025-01-21T18:46:46.000Z
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
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Material: Metal & Paper
Theme: Political
Culture: African American
Black Civil Rights: Civil Rights Movement
Students For Democratic Soceity: SDS
Value 1: Martin Luther King Jr
Value 2: Malcolm X
Value 3: 1977 Congress Election
Type: Button
Value: Black Politics
Value 5: Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Year: 1950s - 1970s
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 Congressional Caucus
Value 14: Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Value 15: Civil Rights Movement
Martin Luther King: SNCC
Black Power Movement: Black Liberation Movement
Signed: No
Country/Region: United States
Event: N/A
