There are many types of buttons in this exhibition, such as: picture buttons, name buttons, slogan and issue buttons, mottoes and manifestoes buttons, and inaugural buttons. Buttons are put out by the national committees of the major political parties, and others are produced by regional organizations, or third-party candidates. Drawn from the Gerald E. Talbot Collection of the African American Collection of Maine the Political Debate Writ Small: The Art and Rhetoric of the Political Button virtual exhibition presents political buttons as a medium for examining American politics and activism. Along with the graphics and text, the exhibition includes a section of "points to ponder" to help instructors use the exhibition with their classes.

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