Studio Portrait of Leola Hudson Whitted

THF730835 / Studio Portrait of Leola Hudson Whitted
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Artifact Overview

Leola Hudson Whitted (1892-1981) and her husband, Dr. William Whitted, were gifted what is now the Jackson Home in 1919. When William passed, Leola moved to Montgomery, Alabama, where she befriended Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and his wife, Coretta Scott King. Leola reconnected Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson (her cousin, who lived in the Jackson Home in the 1960s) and Mrs. King, often visiting both families.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.50.0.129

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Dimensions

Height: 5.5 in
Width: 3.875 in