Bacon Press Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

THF373372 / Bacon Press Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Press (Culinary tool)

Creators

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.50.786

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cast iron
Wood (Plant material)

Color

Brown
Gray iron (Cast iron)

Dimensions

Height: 4.25 in
Width: 7.125 in
Length: 4 in

Inscriptions

underneath: [leaves and pig pictures] / Bacon Press top left corner of press: Taiwan

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Presses (Culinary tools) Kitchenware Cooking 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.