Table Lamp Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

THF199987 / Table Lamp Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Table lamp

Date Made

circa 1961

Location

Object ID

2023.50.82

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Brass (Alloy)
Wood (Plant material)
Metal

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 28.25 in
Diameter: 7.25 in

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Lighting Table lamps Lamps (Lighting devices) Lighting devices Finials Electric wires Jackson, Sullivan M., 1921-2004 Jackson, Richie Jean Sherrod, 1932-2013 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.
Artifact
Table Lamp Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama