Viola Liuzzo Button
THF374010 / 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
2025.292.2
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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