Desk Lamp Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Desk lamp

Date Made

1960-1969

Creators

Place of Creation

Location

at Greenfield Village in Dr. Sullivan & Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home

Object ID

2023.50.251

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Plastic
Glass (Material)
Wood (Plant material)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 10 in (Collapsed)
Width: 2.5 in (Collapsed)
Length: 5.25 in (Collapsed)
Length: 71.5 in (Cord length)

Inscriptions

front plate: Tensor / OFF LO HI above and below front plate, carved: J.V. JACKSON blue sticker underneath: Underwriter's Labratories, Inc. / [copyright logo] / Listed / Portable Lamp / Issue No. D-3318
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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.
Desk Lamp Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama