Dinner Plate Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

THF801759 / Dinner Plate Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Dinner plate

Date Made

1940

Creators

Place of Creation

Location

Object ID

2023.50.257.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Porcelain (Material)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 1 in
Diameter: 10.75 in

Inscriptions

underneath: [maker mark] / Semi / Vitreous / Edwin M. Knowles / China Co. / Made in U.S.A. / 40-1

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Eating Dinner plates Plates (Dishes) Dinnerware Jackson, Sullivan M., 1921-2004 Jackson, Richie Jean Sherrod, 1932-2013 Jackson, Jawana V.

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Dr. Sullivan & Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home
The home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Jackson, originally located in Selma, Alabama, is a Civil Rights Movement landmark. The home served as a refuge where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders worked, collaborated, strategized, and planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches. These marches led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965.
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Set of Dinner Plates Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama