Chaise Longue Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Chaise longue
Date Made
1880-1900
Location
at Greenfield Village in Dr. Sullivan & Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home
Object ID
2023.50.1732
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cotton (Fiber)
Metal
Chestnut (wood)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 36.875 in
Width: 24 in
Length: 75.5 in
Inscriptions
outside small leg:
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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.