Sofa Bed Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
THF806780 / Sofa Bed Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Couch (Reclining furniture)
Date Made
1950-1960
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Greenfield Village in Dr. Sullivan & Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home
Object ID
2023.50.1968
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Imitation leather
Felt paper
Metal
Cotton (Fiber)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 33 in
Width: 74.5 in
Length: 36.25 in
Inscriptions
tag on pullout end:
Hide-A-Bed / Sofas and Love Setas / [...] / [...] only by / Simmons Company
attached tag:
A 10488 / Rey / 5648 Q Red / [descriptive text] / 100% layer felt / consisting of / 75% linter cotton felt and 25% white picker / [descriptive text] / Simmons Company / License No. 3 / Atlanta, Georgia.
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ArtifactDr. 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.