Electric Clock Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Electric clock
Date Made
circa 1958
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Greenfield Village in Dr. Sullivan & Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home
Object ID
2023.50.259
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Zinc alloy
Steel (Alloy)
Metal
Plastic
Cotton (Fiber)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 9 in
Width: 7.5 in
Length: 4.5 in
Inscriptions
underneath:
Jefferson / Golden Hour / Electric Clock / Jefferson Electric Company Bellwood, Illinois / 115 V.A.C. 60 CY ONLY 2.5 WATTS / Cat. No. 580-101 / Patentt No. 2642713.
underneath left side:
[copyright logo] / [copyright logo]
underneath right side:
[UL logo]
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ArtifactDr. 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.