Martin Luther King, Jr. with Jawana Jackson
THF715734 / 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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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.