Dining Table Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
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Artifact Overview
The home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson in Selma, Alabama, became a haven for Civil Rights leaders during the struggle for voting rights in the mid-1960s. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders planned and strategized in rooms, on beds, and around this dining room table. Notably, two Nobel Peace Prize winners -- King and Dr. Ralph Bunche -- dreamed of a better society here.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Dining table
Date Made
circa 1960
Location
at Greenfield Village in Jackson Home
Object ID
2023.50.824.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Color
Brown (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 29.5 in
Width: 41.75 in
Length: 61.75 in
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Jackson Home: The House by the Side of the Road
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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.