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Lot of 3 pinbacks related to Martin Luther King, Jr. March on Washington pinback button. Caption "March On Washington / For Jobs & Freedom / August 28, 1963" surrounds image of clasped hands, with AFL-CIO Union logo below. Official button created for the march and rally which included King delivering his famous "I Have A Dream Speech." [1963], diam. 3.5 in. Poor People's Campaign pinback button. Caption "P.C.L.C. - S.C.L.C. / Jobs-Income / Poor People's Campaign 1968 / Washington, D.C." surmounts photographic images of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ralph Abernathy, with "'I Have A Dream'" appearing below image. [1968], diam. 3.5 in. Rim of button with copyright identified to "L.H.", civil rights activist Laurence Henry. Martin Luther King pinback button. Caption "I Have A Dream / Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." surrounds photographic image of MLK with microphones in foreground. n.d. Possibly created as a memorial pinback following King's 1968 assassination. Diam. 3.5 in. Condition: March - verso with oxidation Martin Luther King - Some slight wear to front; verso somewhat oxidized.