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Foraker and Brownsville: A Rare Early Cause Pin

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Pinbacks, Bobbles, Lunchboxes Start Price:19.00 USD Estimated At:75.00 - 100.00 USD
Foraker and Brownsville: A Rare Early Cause Pin
<B>Foraker and Brownsville: A Rare Early Cause Pin</B></I> picturing the Senator himself, Joseph Benson Foraker of Ohio. Often considered an adversary of Teddy Roosevelt, Foraker immeshed himself into the "Brownsville Affray", a civil rights issue surrounding the dishonorable discharge of 187 Black soldiers from Fort Brown in Brownsville, Tx. by President Roosevelt. significantly cracked but still intact, this rare 1 1/4" button is certainly one of the earliest pertaining to the Civil Rights cause.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Miscellaneous Collectibles, Smal (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)