Baby Blanket Used by Jawana Jackson, Selma, Alabama

THF804513 / Baby Blanket Used by Jawana Jackson, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Blanket (Covering)

Date Made

circa 1960

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.50.977

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cotton (Textile)
Nylon

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 38.5 in
Width: 38.75 in
Length: 0.125 in

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Blankets (Coverings) Infants Children Jackson, Jawana V.

Artifact
Dr. 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.