Description: VINTAGE and HISTORICPROTEST BUTTON FROM19692" SQUARE with safety pin - Made in the USANATIONAL WELFARERIGHTS ORGANIZATIONN.W.R.O. MEMBERThe National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO)held its founding convention in August of 1967, in Washington, DC. "$5,500 OR FIGHT" , "WELFARE RIGHTS NOW!" and "Adequate Income Now".became the rallying cries as the NWRO took to the forefront of the welfare rights movement. In 1969, the NWRO had 523 chapters nationwide. The group disbanded in 1975 due to financial issues. This pin is one of several that Fox Buttons made for the N.W.R.O. for membership identification and protests that took place around the nation.THIS ITEM IS A GENUINE ORIGINAL - NOT A REPRODUCTION!From the collection of Larry Fox, "The Button Man" (Member: A.P.I.C.) Your SATISFACTION is 100% GUARANTEED!
Price: 12 USD
Location: Valley Stream, New York
End Time: 2024-01-31T21:09:13.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Back History Month: Black Power 1970
Black Lives Matter: BLM
Signed: No
Martin Luther King: We Shall Overcome
Material: Pin Back
Modified Item: No
Welfare Rights Now pinback: National Welfare Rights Organization
Type: Button
Poor People Campaign 1969: 1969 Poor Peoples Campaign
Black Americana: Civil Rights
Year: 1969
Civil Rights button: Protest button
Theme: Political
Event: March on Washington
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
$5500 OR Fight Button NWRO: N.W.R.O. Welfare Rights button
Country/Region: United States
NWRO 1969 Button: Welfare Rights Button 1969
