Ashtray Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

THF801447 / Ashtray Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Ashtray

Date Made

1953-1959

Creators

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.50.160

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 6.25 in
Width: 3.75 in
Length: 1 in

Inscriptions

underneath: [makers stamp]

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Smoking Ashtrays Jackson, Sullivan M., 1921-2004 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.
Artifact
Ashtray Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama