Side Table Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

THF801817 / Side Table Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Side table

Location

Object ID

2023.50.412

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Wood (Plant material)

Color

Brown (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 26.5 in
Width: 17 in
Length: 17 in

Inscriptions

underneath (in pencil): 3

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Side tables Tables (Support furniture) Furniture 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.
Artifact
Side Table Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama