As The Henry Ford works to restore the Jackson Home to its 1965 condition and open it to public display next summer, historic photographs taken in the early 1960s have been invaluable in re-creating the home’s interiors. This Jet Magazine photo shows the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his aides meeting in young Jawana Jackson’s bedroom when he stayed with the Jackson family in March 1965.
Visible behind King are paper wall decorations, part of a “Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep” set that, along with other nursery rhyme wall plaques, decorated Jawana’s bedroom in the 1960s. While the decorations were removed sometime prior to 1972, photos like the one of “King’s Court,” along with ghosting on the walls that showed outlines of the decorations, helped The Henry Ford identify and obtain identical pieces that will adorn the bedroom’s walls when the home opens in Greenfield Village.
➡️ Learn more about stories our experts have uncovered while peeling back the layers of the Jackson Home in “The Road to 1965: A Journey of Discovery,” on temporary display in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation near “Your Place in Time.” links.thf.org/3J12CgP
🏠 Find more information on the Jackson Home, opening in Greenfield Village in June 2026, at links.thf.org/4kxdHnM.
Image 1: Page from 33 March 1965 Jet Magazine, "King's Court," Dr. Martin Luther King and Aides Meet in Jackson Family Home, Selma, Alabama
Image 2: "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" Wall Decoration Set, 1948-1968
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As The Henry Ford works to restore the Jackson Home to its 1965 condition and open it to public display next summer, historic photographs taken in the early 1960s have been invaluable in re-creating the home’s interiors. This Jet Magazine photo shows the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his aides meeting in young Jawana Jackson’s bedroom when he stayed with the Jackson family in March 1965.
Visible behind King are paper wall decorations, part of a “Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep” set that, along with other nursery rhyme wall plaques, decorated Jawana’s bedroom in the 1960s. While the decorations were removed sometime prior to 1972, photos like the one of “King’s Court,” along with ghosting on the walls that showed outlines of the decorations, helped The Henry Ford identify and obtain identical pieces that will adorn the bedroom’s walls when the home opens in Greenfield Village.
➡️ Learn more about stories our experts have uncovered while peeling back the layers of the Jackson Home in “The Road to 1965: A Journey of Discovery,” on temporary display in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation near “Your Place in Time.” links.thf.org/3J12CgP
🏠 Find more information on the Jackson Home, opening in Greenfield Village in June 2026, at links.thf.org/4kxdHnM.
Image 1: Page from 33 March 1965 Jet Magazine, "King's Court," Dr. Martin Luther King and Aides Meet in Jackson Family Home, Selma, Alabama
Image 2: "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" Wall Decoration Set, 1948-1968
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