Tobacco Pipe Used by James Forman
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Artifact Overview
Dr. Sullivan Jackson and his wife, Richie Jean Sherrod, opened their home in Selma, Alabama, to Civil Rights leaders as they planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches. James Forman, Executive Secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), came and met Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Jackson home. Forman left this pipe, which Richie Jean kept.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Pipe (Smoking equipment)
Date Made
1933-1937
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2023.50.1724
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Tobacco (Material)
Plastic
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 1.75 in
Width: 5.75 in
Length: 1.25 in
Inscriptions
side near mouthpiece:
Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. / 9415 / Dr. Grabow / Supreme
underneath near mouthpiece:
Pat. No. / 189680C
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Jackson Home: The House by the Side of the Road
- 18 Artifacts
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.