Badge - Smash Apartheid
Object
Badge
Production date
1986-1990
Object number
2024.380
Physical Description
Circular badge, white background with black text. A solidarity fist is in the centre.
Object history
The non-stop picket for the release of Nelson Mandela outside the South African embassy at Trafalgar Square began in April 1986 and lasted four years.
This badge belonged to Hackney based civil servants Mary Pimm and Nik Wood. They collected it from the non-stop Picket while commuting to their jobs in Westminster
This badge belonged to Hackney based civil servants Mary Pimm and Nik Wood. They collected it from the non-stop Picket while commuting to their jobs in Westminster
Associated Event
Associated Person
Associated Place
Westminster (Place)
South Africa (Place)
South Africa (Place)
Material
Metal
Plastic
Dimension
Circumference: 38mm
On display?
No
Inscription
Smash
Apartheid
Apartheid