Gas Heater Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

THF802116 / Gas Heater Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Heater

Creators

Place of Creation

Location

Object ID

2023.50.540

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Chrome steel
Metal
Stone (Worked rock)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 24 in
Width: 13 in
Length: 25.625 in

Inscriptions

front lower: Hearth Glo top right: Depress / handle / to turn / off / on

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Heating Heaters Heat-distributing units Pipes (Conduits) Jackson, Sullivan M., 1921-2004 Jackson, Richie Jean Sherrod, 1932-2013 Jackson, Jawana V.

Artifact
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.