SNCC Handshake Pin 1960 Segregation Sit In Protest MLK Mississippi Alabama P1462 For Sale

DETAILS:Original pinback button issued by theStudent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Circa 1960. This was the first pinback button issued by SNCC and was circulated to members engaged inthe Greensboro, North Carolina sit-in\'s in February 1960. Measures 1\" inch. Rare.


Greensboro Sit-In - The Greensboro sit-in were a series ofcivil rights protest that started in January 1960, when young African American students staged a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and refused to leave after being denied service. The young activistsquickly mobilized and establishedthe Student Non-Violent CoordinatingCommittee (SNCC) to organize membersin order to expand the sit in\'s.Within days the sit-in movementspread to college towns throughout the Deep South. Buttons were issued to membersso that they could better identify each otherand show segregationists thatthey would not be intimidated. Though many of the protesters were arrested for trespassing, disorderly conduct or disturbing the peace, their actions made an immediate and lasting impact, forcing Woolworth’s and other establishments to change their segregationist policies.



SNCCButton History
Between 1960 and 1967, SNCC issued three version of their handshake pinback buttons. The first issued in February, 1960 was green in color, had a bi-racial handshake with a world map background. The second issued in the Spring of 1960 was a simple black and white design with human hands. The third, issued in 1967, incorporated a yin yang symbol instead of hands.

Of the three designs, the black and white version was by far the most popular. It became an iconic symbol of the positive message of the Civil Rights Movement. It should be noted however, that between 1960-1967, there were numerous variation of this black and white button design. Each change incorporated subtle alterations to the artwork and design layout.

The pin in this listing is for the originaldesignwhich was issued by SNCC in February, 1960 for their Greensboro Sit In protest campaign.




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BLACK CIVIL RIGHTS

Circa 1950-1970

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