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Martin Luther King, Jr. with Jawana 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

2023.50.0.43

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Dimensions

Height: 5.625 in
Width: 3.875 in

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Martin Luther King, Jr. with Jawana Jackson