Hands Shaking in Solidarity

Hands Shaking in Solidarity Cause Button Museum
Category
Cause
Additional Images
Hands Shaking in Solidarity button back Cause Button Museum
Sub Categories
Illustrations
Image Description

Illustration of two hands shaking on a white background
Curl Text DONNELLY/COLT BUTTONS BOX 188 HAMPTON CT 06247 860-455-9621
Back Style
Brass locking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 1/4 inch
The Manufacturer
Donnelly Colt
Additional Information

The image of a black or grey hand shaking a white hand was a common symbol in the Civil Rights Movement. The hand shake is a symbol of peace and solidarity. The interracial handshake signifies interracial cooperation and equality. SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) produced a similar button with their name on the bottom in the 1960s when they were an interracial group of college students working for Civil Rights for African Americans. This image was also used on buttons advertising  the March on Washington in 1963, where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.
Catalog ID CA0355