Elect Jim Sills

Elect Jim Sills Political Busy Beaver Button Museum
Category
Political
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Elect Jim Sills back Political Busy Beaver Button Museum
Text on Button ELECT JIM SILLS
Image Description

Red text on an off-white background.
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
Additional Information

James H. Sills, Jr. was the first African-American politician to run as Democratic mayor in Wilmington, Delaware. Prior to his campaign, he served in the Delaware House of Representatives from 1984-1992. He also served as the president of the Wilmington NAACP in 1959 and supervised the desegregation of schools in Wilmington in 1978.
Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H._Sills_Jr.
Catalog ID PO1156