Eyeglasses Chain Used by Richie Jean Jackson, Selma, Alabama

THF801577 / Eyeglasses Chain Used by Richie Jean Jackson, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Chain (Object genre)

Creators

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.50.179

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal

Color

Silver (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 0.5 in
Width: 12.25 in
Length: 0.125 in

Inscriptions

Necklace clasps: LA-RAY PAT. PEND.

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Chains (Object genres) Eyeglasses Jackson, Richie Jean Sherrod, 1932-2013

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.