Jawana Jackson's Baby Cup, Selma, Alabama
THF801485 / Jawana Jackson's Baby Cup, Selma, Alabama
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Cup (Drinking vessel)
Date Made
circa 1960
Location
at Greenfield Village in Dr. Sullivan & Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home
Object ID
2023.50.158
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Sterling silver
Color
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 2.25 in
Width: 3.5 in
Length: 2.563 in
Inscriptions
front side:
J.V.J.
underneath:
Sterling / 02
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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.