Tissue Box Holder Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

THF804220 / Tissue Box 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

Holder (Container)

Date Made

1950-1969

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.50.1579

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Acrylic (Plastic)

Color

Colorless

Dimensions

Height: 5.125 in
Width: 10.5 in
Length: 2.75 in