Bench Seat Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

THF804187 / Bench Seat Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Bench (Furniture)

Date Made

1950-1965

Location

Object ID

2023.50.1726

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Brass (Alloy)
Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Imitation leather
Plastic

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 19.25 in
Width: 15 in
Length: 48.125 in

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Benches (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.