Plate Used by Juanita Richardson Sherrod, Selma, Alabama

THF801734 / Plate Used by Juanita Richardson Sherrod, Selma, Alabama
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Artifact Overview

In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, where Dr. Martin Luther King and Civil Rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights marches. The Jackson Home opened in Greenfield Village in 2026. The home and its contents not only document the voting rights struggle but also shed light on 20th-century Black American middle-class life.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Plate (Dish)

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.50.329

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 7.75 in
Width: 8 in
Length: 0.875 in

Inscriptions

underneath center: Lefton China / [maker mark] / Hand Painted / Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. underneath bottom: 224
Plate Used by Juanita Richardson Sherrod, Selma, Alabama