Dresser Used by Sullivan and Richie Jean Jackson, Selma, Alabama
THF805959 / Dresser Used by Sullivan and Richie Jean Jackson, 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
Dresser (Chest of drawers)
Date Made
1957
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Greenfield Village in Dr. Sullivan & Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home
Object ID
2023.50.1406
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 42.75 in
Width: 33.625 in
Length: 18.625 in
Inscriptions
backside left:
Sep 13 1957
back right:
Sep 13 1957 / No. 941
document inside top drawer:
[Civil...Act of 1957 pamphlet]
loose price tag:
5 / 10.00 / 3/5
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ArtifactDr. Sullivan & Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home
The home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Jackson, originally located in Selma, Alabama, is a Civil Rights Movement landmark. The home served as a refuge where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders worked, collaborated, strategized, and planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches. These marches led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965.