Dresser Used by Jawana Jackson, Selma, Alabama
THF804190 / Dresser Used by Jawana Jackson, 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
Dresser (Chest of drawers)
Date Made
circa 1958
Place of Creation
Location
at Greenfield Village in Dr. Sullivan & Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home
Object ID
2023.50.1688
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cherry (Wood)
Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Fruitwood
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 51.75 in
Width: 39.5 in
Length: 19.75 in
Inscriptions
back upper left:
4770 Chest / Cherry & Gum - 65
top left inside drawer:
Kent- / Coffey / [copyright logo] / The Bordeaux
second drawer inside middle sticker:
to Mrs. Jackson / from Keith Stripling
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