Chair Used by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Selma, Alabama
THF807310 / Chair Used by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Selma, Alabama
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Chair (Furniture form)
Date Made
1920-1929
Location
at Greenfield Village in Dr. Sullivan & Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home
Object ID
2023.50.70
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Cotton (Textile)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 45.625 in
Width: 32 in
Length: 35 in
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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.