Space Heater Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

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THF803938 / Space Heater Used by the Jackson Family, 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

Heater

Creators

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.50.1216

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Plastic
Aluminum (Metal)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 12.875 in
Width: 5.25 in
Length: 14.5 in

Inscriptions

lower center backside: Kenmore / Space Heater / Model 113.414010 / Input 10,000 BTU/HR / [instructional text] / [gas and pressure types] / [descriptive text] / Made in U.S.A. for / Sears, Roebuck and Co., U.S.A. / [ventilation warning] / [American Gas Assocation logo]
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