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$300 - 400
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[CIVIL RIGHTS]. "March and Vote for Jobs and Freedom / Cincinnati, Ohio" pinback button. 1963.

1 1/2 in. diam. (37 mm) pinback (some surface wear, toning). An illustration of a polling place, with people standing in line outside of a booth in which a man casts his vote, is featured at center. Text above reads, "March and Vote for Jobs and Freedom," while text below reads, "Cincinnati, Ohio / October 27, 1963."

Inspired by the famous March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, held in August, many cities around the country held similar demonstrations of their own, like the one referenced in the button featured here.

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