Secretary Desk Used by Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Jackson Home, Selma, Alabama
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Artifact Overview
This desk sat in the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, friends of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. During the struggle to win voting rights in the 1960s, King often stayed with the Jacksons. At this desk, King outlined speeches that he would give -- first, composing his thoughts on paper, then committing them to memory.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Pedestal desk
Date Made
1920-1929
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Greenfield Village in Dr. Sullivan & Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home
Object ID
2023.50.661
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Mahogany (Wood)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 32 in
Width: 20.25 in
Length: 36 in
Inscriptions
inside right drawer sticker:
Wilhelm Furniture Company / Guarenteed / Quality / Sturgis, Michigan / Trad...marx
underneath right drawer:
3029 / 486
underneath left drawer:
3029 / 491
underneath table:
3029 / 337 3
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The Jackson Home, originally located in Selma, Alabama, provided refuge and solace for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others who worked, collaborated, strategized, and planned the Selma-to-Montgomery marches of 1965. The marches led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965, enshrining voting equality for all Americans as law.