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Viola Liuzzo Button

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Artifact Overview

Viola Liuzzo of Detroit, Michigan, traveled to Selma, Alabama to participate in the voting rights movement. On March 25, 1965, members of the Ku Klux Klan murdered Liuzzo in her car while she was driving Alabama-based activist Leroy Moton. In 2023, the city of Detroit honored Liuzzo's sacrifice by naming a park after her; buttons depicting her were given out at the dedication ceremony.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Button (Information artifact)

Creators

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2025.292.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Dorothy D. Aldridge.

Material

Celluloid (Cellulosic)
Paper (Fiber product)
Metal

Color

White (Color)
Black (Color)
Red (Color)
Silver (Color)

Dimensions

Diameter: 1.75 in
Length: 0.25 in

Inscriptions

on edge of button: PEACEbuttons.INFO / Detroit inside union label: [R] / ALLIED PRINTING / TRADE / UNION / LABEL / COUNCIL / MICHIGAN / 223
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