Bulova Baroness Ladies Wrist Watch Used by Richie Jean Jackson, Selma, Alabama

THF805751 / Bulova Baroness Ladies Wrist Watch Used by Richie Jean Jackson, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Wrist watch

Creators

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.50.1142

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Stainless steel
Metal
Glass (Material)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 2.125 in
Width: 2.5 in
Length: 1 in

Inscriptions

front face: Baroness / 17 Jewels backside top centeR: Base Metal Bezel / Stainless St. Back / F-R.

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Timekeeping Wrist watches Watches 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.