Chair Used by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Selma, Alabama

THF807310 / Chair Used by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Chair (Furniture form)

Date Made

1920-1929

Location

Object ID

2023.50.70

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Cotton (Textile)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 45.625 in
Width: 32 in
Length: 35 in

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Chairs (Furniture forms) Furniture Jackson, Sullivan M., 1921-2004 Jackson, Richie Jean Sherrod, 1932-2013 Jackson, Jawana V. Heshel, Abraham Joshua, 1907-1972

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.