Cup Dispenser Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
THF805665 / Cup Dispenser 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
Dispenser (Container)
Date Made
1957-1965
Creators
Location
at Greenfield Village in Dr. Sullivan & Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home
Object ID
2023.50.1096
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Plastic
Metal
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 5.188 in
Diameter: 2.875 in
Inscriptions
top:
[company logo] / Dixie Cup refill / Use bathroom size 3 oz
under edge of inside cups:
Dixie Cup / Div. of American Can. Co. / Pat. Pend.
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