The Jackson Home
The Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home is a unique time capsule documenting the inspiring story of a courageous family and community at the forefront of one of the most momentous movements in U.S. history: the Selma to Montgomery marches of 1965.
Inside this home, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders made historic plans to ensure that all Americans would have the civil rights and voting rights promised to them. Their tireless efforts, spotlighted on national and world stages, would eventually lead to the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Relocated from Selma, Alabama, the Jackson Home will open in Greenfield Village in June 2026, becoming the first home to be added to the village in more than 40 years.
 | "The Henry Ford is magnifying not just Dr. King’s dream to show where he actually laid out a plan to inspire future generations to continue their march towards justice, voting rights, and civil rights. This move is more than the preservation of a house showing where Dr. King worked and strategized. It is the continuation of a movement demonstrating very clearly that the determination of a people can never be marginalized." |
"The home of Dr. Sullivan Jackson and his wife Richie Jean recently pictured in its original location at 1416 Lapsley Ave., Selma, Alabama."
Photographer Peter Pettus captured scenes from the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965. As a bystander not associated with the press, Pettus’ photographs captured a more intimate snapshot of the events & people involved. Source: Library of Congress
