Side Table Used by Sullivan and Richie Jean Jackson, Selma, Alabama

THF805940 / Side Table Used by Sullivan and Richie Jean Jackson, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Side table

Date Made

circa 1958

Creators

Place of Creation

Location

Object ID

2023.50.539

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Wood (Plant material)

Color

Silver (Color)
Cream (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 27.25 in
Width: 18 in
Length: 13.5 in

Inscriptions

inside cabinet on the left: Distinctive Furniture / by / Stanley backside: #740 #9110 2

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Side tables Tables (Support furniture) Furniture Jackson, Sullivan M., 1921-2004 Jackson, Richie Jean Sherrod, 1932-2013

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 Sullivan and Richie Jean Jackson, Selma, Alabama