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The Henry Ford Museum is buying the Alabama house where Martin Luther King Jr. planned a famous march and moving it to Michigan.

  • Published In: Fortune.com, 2023. P. N.PAG 1 of 3

  • Database: Business Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Williams, Corey 3 of 3

Abstract

The article discusses the historical significance of the Jackson House in Selma, Alabama, which served as a crucial meeting place for civil rights leaders, including Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., during the Selma to Montgomery marches advocating for Black voting rights in 1965. The house, owned by dentist Sullivan Jackson and his wife, Richie Jean, will be dismantled and relocated to The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, where it will be preserved and opened to the public. Artifacts from the house, including items belonging to King, will also be part of the museum's collection, highlighting the house's role in the Civil Rights Movement and the broader struggle against Jim Crow laws. [Extracted from the article]

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  • Source:Fortune.com. 2023/04, pN.PAG
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • Accession Number:163163230
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