Rolling Pin Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

THF801891 / Rolling Pin Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Rolling pin

Date Made

1920-1929

Creators

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.50.552

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Glass (Material)

Color

Colorless

Dimensions

Length: 14 in
Diameter: 3 in

Inscriptions

pin end: M

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Rolling pins Kitchenware Baking 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.