Order to Sullivan Jackson to Appear before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, November 26, 1958
THF708446 / Order to Sullivan Jackson to Appear before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, November 26, 1958
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Artifact Overview
The 1957 Civil Rights Act created the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to investigate voter discrimination. In December 1958, Dr. Sullivan Jackson testified before the commission, discussing discrimination in Selma, Alabama. In the early 1960s, Selma would become the center of the struggle for voting rights, culminating in the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Writ
Date Made
26 November 1958
Subject Date
09 December 1958
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2023.50.0.20.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Typewriting
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10.625 in
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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.