The Henry Ford has officially unveiled the Jackson Home at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, bringing a pivotal piece of American civil rights history to metro Detroit.
The home, relocated piece by piece from Selma, Alabama, and meticulously reassembled at Greenfield Village, served as a gathering place for leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., during the mid-1960s.
Watch Tony Geftos’ video report below:
Jackson Home opens at Greenfield Village in Dearborn
Juwana Jackson, daughter of Dr. Sullivan Jackson and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, served as keynote speaker at the ribbon-cutting ceremony that officially opened her childhood home to the public…