Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In 1965, the home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson in Selma, Alabama, became a safe haven for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as he strategized and planned the Selma to Montgomery marches. These protests led to the Voting Rights Act, one of the most significant pieces of legislation that changed the course of history for all Americans. The Jackson Home is now being preserved by The Henry Ford as a powerful symbol of courage and community.
On the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, August 6, 2025, The Henry Ford’s Curator of Black History Amber N. Mitchell discussed the Jackson Home at the Detroit Public Library Main Branch. Watch this recording to learn about the acquisition of the home, the Jackson family, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Selma Voting Rights Movement, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the conservation of the home and its future in Greenfield Village.
Read more about the Jackson Home, opening in Greenfield Village in June 2026: THF.org/jacksonhome.
In 1965, the home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson in Selma, Alabama, became a safe haven for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as he strategized and planned the Selma to Montgomery marches. These protests led to the Voting Rights Act, one of the most significant pieces of legislation that changed the course of history for all Americans. The Jackson Home is now being preserved by The Henry Ford as a powerful symbol of courage and community.
On the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, August 6, 2025, The Henry Ford’s Curator of Black History Amber N. Mitchell discussed the Jackson Home at the Detroit Public Library Main Branch. Watch this recording to learn about the acquisition of the home, the Jackson family, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Selma Voting Rights Movement, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the conservation of the home and its future in Greenfield Village.
Read more about the Jackson Home, opening in Greenfield Village in June 2026: THF.org/jacksonhome.
