Bread Tray Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

THF801473 / Bread Tray Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Bread tray

Date Made

1940-1949

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.50.149

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Silver (Metal)
Metal

Color

Silver (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 6.75 in
Width: 12 in
Length: 1.75 in

Inscriptions

underneath center right: silver / plate

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Eating Bread trays Trays 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.