Dresser Used by Sullivan and Richie Jean Jackson, Selma, Alabama

THF805959 / Dresser Used by Sullivan and Richie Jean Jackson, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Dresser (Chest of drawers)

Date Made

1957

Creators

Stanley Furniture

Place of Creation

United States

Location

at Greenfield Village in Dr. Sullivan & Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home

Object ID

2023.50.1406

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Metal

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 42.75 in
Width: 33.625 in
Length: 18.625 in

Inscriptions

backside left: Sep 13 1957 back right: Sep 13 1957 / No. 941 document inside top drawer: [Civil...Act of 1957 pamphlet] loose price tag: 5 / 10.00 / 3/5

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Dressers (Chests of drawers) Furniture Jackson, Sullivan M., 1921-2004 Jackson, Richie Jean Sherrod, 1932-2013

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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.