Beat Big Business Vote Communist

Beat Big Business Vote Communist Political Button Museum
Category
Political
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Beat Big Business Vote Communist button back Political Button Museum
Sub Categories
Illustrations
Photographs
Text on Button BEAT BIG BUSINESS VOTE COMMUNIST HALL PRESIDENT & TYNER VICE-PRESIDENT
Image Description

Photograph of Gus Hall and Jarvis Tyner in upper right-hand corner.  Outlined white text with drop-shadow, yellow and brown text on a white and yellow background.
Curl Text N. G. SLATER CORP. N.Y.C. 11 (union bug)
Back Style
Brass locking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
3 inch
Year / Decade Made
1976
1970s
The Manufacturer
N.G. Slater Corp.
Additional Information

This button is from the 1976 presidential campaign of Gus Hall and Jarvis Tyner who ran as the candidates for the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA). Gus Hall was a longtime leader of the CPUSA who unsuccessfully ran for president four times (1972, 1976, 1980, and 1984); twice with Jarvis Tyner as his running mate and twice with Angela Davis. Overall this campaign was his most successful, as he received over 58,000 total votes.
Catalog ID PO0646