Bracelet Worn by Richie Jean Jackson, Selma, Alabama

THF801450 / Bracelet Worn by Richie Jean Jackson, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Bracelet (Jewelry)

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.50.241

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Brass (Alloy)
Metal

Color

Bronze (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 1 in
Diameter: 3.125 in

Inscriptions

inside bracelet: 114632

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Bangles Bracelets (Jewelry) Jewelry Jackson, Richie Jean Sherrod, 1932-2013

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.