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| Text on Button | 10th Anniversary FESTIVAL OF LIFE CHICAGO Aug 26-27 |
| Image Description | Pink text on a purple background |
| Curl Text | N.G. SLATER CORP NYC 11 Union bug |
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| Additional Information | The Festival of Life in Chicago was first established at the 1968 Democratic National Convention when the newly formed Youth International Party (Yippies) gathered tens of thousands of people to protest the Vietnam War. The Yippies were founded by Abbie and Anita Hoffman, Jerry Rybin, Nancy Kurshan, and Paul Krassner, who wanted to put on a ‘counter-festival’ to the DNC. This button was worn by Yippies to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the festival. |
| Sources |
Zinn, Nick. (2008, July 31). Review: Festival of Life: Chicago 1968. Retrieved from https://music.newcity.com/2008/07/31/review-festival-of-life-chicago-19… Cross, Robert. (1988, July 6). Yippie? Yup!. Retrieved from https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-07-06-8801130072-story… Anorak. (2013, December 17). The People V Chicago Seven in Photos: When Yippies Scared the USA. Retrieved from https://flashbak.com/the-people-v-the-chicago-seven-in-photos-when-yipp… Youth International Party- Yippies- Six Buttons 1976-1978. (2015). Retrieved from https://www.hakes.com/Auction/ItemDetail/100505/YOUTH-INTERNATIONAL-PAR… |
| Catalog ID | CH0295 |