Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Jackson Home was originally built in 1919 in Selma, Alabama. Over the course of 100 years, three generations of African American dentists and their families left their marks on the home through renovations. As The Henry Ford prepares the historic home for its June 2026 opening in Greenfield Village, our experts are peeling back layers to restore the home to its condition in 1965, when it played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement.
⏯️ Watch to learn how curators, conservators, archivists and construction experts are using forensic analysis to take the Jackson Home back to 1965 and preserve it for years to come.
🔍 See artifacts related to this process in our new collection highlight, “The Road to 1965: A Journey of Discovery.” This temporary display is located in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation near “Your Place in Time” and will be open through mid-January 2026. links.thf.org/4mvXa2Z
The Jackson Home was originally built in 1919 in Selma, Alabama. Over the course of 100 years, three generations of African American dentists and their families left their marks on the home through renovations. As The Henry Ford prepares the historic home for its June 2026 opening in Greenfield Village, our experts are peeling back layers to restore the home to its condition in 1965, when it played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement.
⏯️ Watch to learn how curators, conservators, archivists and construction experts are using forensic analysis to take the Jackson Home back to 1965 and preserve it for years to come.
🔍 See artifacts related to this process in our new collection highlight, “The Road to 1965: A Journey of Discovery.” This temporary display is located in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation near “Your Place in Time” and will be open through mid-January 2026. links.thf.org/4mvXa2Z
