Gas Heater Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

THF805513 / Gas Heater Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Heater

Date Made

1960-1969

Creators

Place of Creation

Location

Object ID

2023.50.1915

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Chrome steel
Metal
Stone (Worked rock)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 24 in
Width: 12.75 in
Length: 26 in
Width: 16.875 in (Width with conduit pipe)
Length: 36 in (Length with conduit pipe)

Inscriptions

front lower: Hearth Glo top right: Depress / handle / to turn / off / on

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Heating Heaters Heat-distributing units Pipes (Conduits) Jackson, Sullivan M., 1921-2004 Jackson, Richie Jean Sherrod, 1932-2013 Jackson, Jawana V.

Artifact
Dr. 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.