Tobacco Pipe Used by James Forman

THF805979 / 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

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.50.1724.1

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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