Box of Fondue Forks Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
THF807708 / Box of Fondue Forks Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
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Artifact Overview
In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, where Dr. Martin Luther King and Civil Rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights marches. The acquisition included some materials used by the family after the voting rights struggle. The post-1965 items retained help document Black American middle-class life in the late twentieth century.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Fondue fork
Date Made
1970-1979
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2023.50.3652
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Stainless steel
Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Plastic
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.75 in (Laying flat on table)
Width: 11.5 in (Laying flat on table)
Length: 0.75 in (Laying flat on table)
Inscriptions
fork sides:
Stainless steel Japan
box top:
6 pcs / Fondue / Forks / Stainless steel
box lid, left side:
No. 200227 / Japan
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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.