Button
This round white diaper pin badge features a black-and-white portrait photograph of a bearded man. It is surrounded by black lettering.
- Accession Number 2022.12.69
- Materials metal, paper, plastic
- Measurements 5,3 cm
Historical context
The button explicitly calls for Paul Rose’s release. In the early 1960s, the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ), a Quebec independence movement, was founded. Members of this group organized a number of high-profile acts, including bombings. In connection with these events, FLQ members are imprisoned, often in federal penitentiaries. The term political prisoner begins to circulate. The term did not meet with unanimous approval. I...
- Accession Number 2022.12.69
- Materials metal, paper, plastic
- Measurements 5,3 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Simon Turmel, 2022.012.069
Photo by Michel Julien
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