Object Details
Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
Lucinda Wilson Todd, American, 1903 - 1996
Subject of
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
Caption
Lucinda Todd was the secretary of the Topeka, Kansas branch of the NAACP and the first parent to sign on as plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The dining room of her home was a gathering place both for local members of the NAACP and national figures involved in the case such as Thurgood Marshall, Roy Wilkins, Walter White, and Jack Greenberg. Todd was quoted as saying, "this is where it all started, right here" in reference to the table.
Description
An oval-shaped wood dining room table with cabriole legs ending in whorl feet. On underside, proper left side of table is black, stamped serial number [C-831-34-38F]. Leaf attached to table between sides.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Judge Paul L. Brady
Date
early to mid 20th century
Object number
2012.174.1a-f
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Type
dining tables
Medium
wood
Dimensions
29 3/4 x 68 3/4 x 40 1/2 in. (75.6 x 174.6 x 102.9 cm)
Place used
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
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Classification
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Civil Rights
Domestic life
Education
Segregation
U.S. History, 1953-1961
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2012.174.1a-f