Toilet Paper Holder Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
THF804443 / Toilet Paper Holder 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
Toilet paper holder
Date Made
circa 1960
Location
at Greenfield Village in Dr. Sullivan & Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home
Object ID
2023.50.921
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Paper (Fiber product)
Plastic
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 6.125 in
Width: 6.25 in
Length: 3.875 in
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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.