Laundry pail associated with the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march
date: label: Date
content: mid-20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Used by
content: Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990
label: Owned by
content: Richie Jean Jackson, American, 1932 - 2013
label: Owned by
content: Dr. Sullivan Jackson, American, 1923 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: Galvanized aluminum pail with a volume of approximately three (3) gallons. The pail is slightly narrower at base than at lip. Three (3) ribs run around the top of the sides. The pail has a handle that can be raised and lowered. At the bottom of the interior of the pail is a raised letter [A] in the center of concentric ribs that make up the base.
place: label: Place used
content: Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Exhibition
content: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.192
objectType: label: Type
content: pails
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: aluminum
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 8 13/16 × 13 5/8 × 14 1/16 in. (22.4 × 34.6 × 35.7 cm)