Briefcase Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

THF804454 / Briefcase Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Briefcase

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.50.605

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Leather
Metal
Plastic
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 4 in
Width: 17.5 in
Length: 13 in

Inscriptions

inside briefcase tag: Made in Taiwan / R.O.C.

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Travel Briefcases Luggage 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.