Dining Chair Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

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Artifact Overview

The home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson in Selma, Alabama, became a haven for Civil Rights leaders during the struggle for voting rights in the mid-1960s. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders ate meals and planned next steps around the Jackon's dining room table. This chair is part of the dining room set.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Dining chair

Date Made

circa 1960

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.50.824.4

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cotton (Fiber)
Wood (Plant material)
Cane (Plant material)
Metal

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 38 in
Width: 20 in
Length: 19 in

Inscriptions

underneath paper, stapled: [descriptive text] / [legal text] / Manufactured by / Lenoir Chair Company / Lenoir, North Carolina / [descriptive text] underneath: 804095 / 72627 / 835 / 8040951
Dining Chair Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama