Sugar and Creamer Set with Tray Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
THF372038 / Sugar and Creamer Set with Tray Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
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Artifact Overview
In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, where Dr. Martin Luther King and Civil Rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights marches. The Jackson Home opened in Greenfield Village in 2026. The home and its contents not only document the voting rights struggle but also shed light on 20th-century Black American middle-class life.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Sugar and creamer set
Date Made
circa 1958
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2023.50.182
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Silver (Metal)
Copper (Metal)
Color
Silver (Color)
Inscriptions
underneath each object:
Trademark / [crown maker mark] / 1883 / FB ROGERS SILVER CO / Silver on Copper
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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.