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Fri February 8, 2013

Slideshow: Civil Rights Buttons On Display in Rockford

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Civil Rights Button Display at Just Goods in Rockford
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Civil Rights Button Display at Just Goods in Rockford
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Jesse Jackson presidential campaign buttons
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Jesse Jackson 1984 presidential campaign button
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Dick Gregory ran for U.S. President in 1968 as a write-in candidate for the Freedom and Peace Party
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Angela Davis is a former leader of the Community Party USA. In 1972, Davis was acquitted of charges of kidnapping and murder. She continues to advocate to reform the prison system
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Civil Rights Button Display at Just Goods in Rockford

The Rockford Peace & Justice Action Committee has put together a display of political pins from the civil rights era in honor of Black History Month.

The display is at JustGoods Fair Trade Store, 201 Seventh Street, Rockford.  It is available for viewing until Thursday, Feb. 28, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.