Making the Movement Graduation Gifts Khaki Stitching

Khaki Stitching

Imitation horn buttons

jelly shoes

and yearly sections complete with a place for notes and monthly goals

Author is an award-winning nature artist and art teacher

Making the Movement Graduation Gifts Khaki StitchingA history of the Civil Rights Movement from Emancipation through the 1980s, told through 200 objects (buttons, badges, posters, leaflets, and more) created by activists as tools to advance the fight for justice and freedom. From Reconstruction through Jim Crow, through the protest era of the 1960s and 70s to current day resistance and activism, the material culture of the Civil Rights Movement has been integral to its goals and tactics. During decades