Framed memorabilia from Selma to Montgomery March used by Dabney N. Montgomery
date: label: Date
content: 1965
name: label: Created by
content: Dabney N. Montgomery, American, born 1923
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
notes: label: Caption
content: Dabney N. Montgomery is a documented original Tuskegee airman, a 2007 recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal and was an active participant in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, acting as a body guard for Martin Luther King Jr. during the Selma to Montgomery March of 1965.
label: Description
content: A black wood-framed shadowbox with two shoe heels and one burgundy knit necktie worn by Dabney N. Montgomery during the Selma to Montgomery March from March 21 to 25, 1965, and an address book containing the name and address of Martin Luther King, Jr. and others. The address book is cased in a plastic bag and is mounted to the gray mat board at the center top. Pre-printed black text for contact information is printed with four (4) contacts possible on each page. Seven (7) contacts are filled out by hand in black and blue ink, with King's at the top left page. The bottom right page pre-printed fill-in section is blank. An orange sticker with a black "1" is to the right of the book. The burgundy wool knit necktie is fastened with fishing line to the backing board at the top, middle, and bottom along the vertical left side. An orange sticker with a black "2" is to the bottom left of the tie. The black rubber shoe heels are placed side by side with the rounded back edges of the heels facing upward at the bottom right of the frame. Manufacturer information is stamped into the rubber, but is illegible because the heels are much worn. An orange sticker with a black "3" is to the right of the shoe heels. The mat board is held in place by metal pressure tabs around the back of the frame. There is no apparent hanging mechanism.
place: label: Place used
content: Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Mongtomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Tuskegee Airmen
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
label: Movement
content: Selma to Montgomery Marches
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dabney N. Montgomery, D.H.L. (Documented Original Tuskegee Airman) and Amelia A. Montgomery
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.15
objectType: label: Type
content: frames (furnishings)
label: Type
content: neckties
label: Type
content: shoes (footwear)
label: Type
content: address books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: rubber, wool, ink on paper, mat board, glass, metal, and paint on wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 11 3/4 × 14 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (29.8 × 37.5 × 3.8 cm)