Jackson Home Kitchen Floor Tile, Selma, Alabama, 1950-1955
THF373589 / Jackson Home Kitchen Floor Tile, Selma, Alabama, 1950-1955
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Tile (object genre)
Date Made
1950-1955
Collection Title
Location
at Greenfield Village in Dr. Sullivan & Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home
Object ID
EI.186.100.358
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Tile (Materials)
Color
Dark green
Dimensions
Height: 9 in
Width: 5 in
Thickness: 0.125 in
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ArtifactDr. 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.