Sofa Bed Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
THF806780 / Sofa Bed 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
Couch (Reclining furniture)
Date Made
1950-1960
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Greenfield Village in Dr. Sullivan & Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home
Object ID
2023.50.1968
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Imitation leather
Felt paper
Metal
Cotton (Fiber)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 33 in
Width: 74.5 in
Length: 36.25 in
Inscriptions
tag on pullout end:
Hide-A-Bed / Sofas and Love Setas / [...] / [...] only by / Simmons Company
attached tag:
A 10488 / Rey / 5648 Q Red / [descriptive text] / 100% layer felt / consisting of / 75% linter cotton felt and 25% white picker / [descriptive text] / Simmons Company / License No. 3 / Atlanta, Georgia.
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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.