Selma / Dallas County Emancipation Proclamation Commitee Freedom Warrior Award Presented to Richie Jean Jackson
THF802815 / Selma / Dallas County Emancipation Proclamation Commitee Freedom Warrior Award Presented to Richie Jean Jackson / view
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Award
Subject Date
01 January 2012
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2023.50.720
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Acrylic (Plastic)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 1 in
Width: 6.325 in
Length: 6 in
Inscriptions
front face:
The 2012 / Freedom Warrior Award / Presented to / Mrs. Richie Jean Jackson / Civil Rights Hostess / by / Selma/Dallas County Emancipation Proclamation Commitee / January 1, 2012 / Dr. Verdell Lett Dawson, President.
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