Ottoman Footstool Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

THF805510 / Ottoman Footstool Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Ottoman footstool

Location

Object ID

2023.50.1972

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Wrought iron (Iron alloy)
Metal
Cotton (Fiber)

Color

Black (Color)
Beige (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 17 in
Width: 11.75 in
Length: 23.75 in

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Ottoman footstools Footstools (Stools) Furniture Portlock, Bennie Louise Gardner, 1905-1968 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.