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Jackson Home under Construction in Greenfield Village, October 31, 2025

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THF806968 / Jackson Home under Construction in Greenfield Village, October 31, 2025
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Artifact Overview

The Dr. Sullivan and Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home, originally located in Selma, Alabama, served as a refuge for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders who planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches. In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the home from Jawana Jackson, the couple's only child. The home was moved and reconstructed in Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Digital image

Subject Date

31 October 2025

Creators

Collection Title

Greenfield Village Buildings Records Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.186.100.560

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Technique

Digital photography

Color

Multicolored

Keywords
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    Dr. 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.