Dinner Bell Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

THF801492 / Dinner Bell Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Dinner bell

Date Made

1966-1979

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.50.164

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Brass (Alloy)
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 4.188 in (Box)
Width: 8.125 in (Box)
Length: 3 in (Box)
Height: 7.625 in (Bell)
Diameter: 2.625 in (Bell)

Inscriptions

outside box: Brass Art Ware / I No. 1209 / 1 Pas. / Elephant T. Up / Made in India

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Dinner bells Bells (Idiophones) Boxes (Containers) Dining 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.