Martin Luther King, Jr., with Jawana Jackson and Sullivan Jackson
THF715726 / Martin Luther King, Jr., with Jawana Jackson and Sullivan Jackson
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Artifact Overview
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., often stayed at the home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson in Selma, Alabama, during the struggle to win voting rights in the early 1960s. King and the Jacksons had known each other for years. Jawana, the Jacksons' only child, had a special relationship with Dr. King. To Jawana, the civil rights leader was Uncle Martin.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2023.50.0.39
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Dimensions
Height: 6 in
Width: 4 in
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