"R" Embroidered Bath Towel Used by Richie Jean Jackson, Selma, Alabama
THF805001 / "R" Embroidered Bath Towel Used by Richie Jean Jackson, 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
Bath towel
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2023.50.1008
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cotton (Fiber)
Color
Light green
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 33 in
Width: 50 in
Length: 0.25 in
Inscriptions
front face bottom:
R
sewn tag:
[logo] / Egyptian [copyright logo] / Home Accents / 100% cotton / Made in India / [care instructional text] / RN #31104
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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.