Letters to the Jim Crow Museum
The staff of the Jim Crow Museum receives dozens of letters and emails. Some of these communiques offer insight into race relations -- historically and in the present. We have decided to share some of these letters and emails with our Internet visitors. The writers have, of course, granted permission.
- Racial Divides in South Africa August 6, 2008
- Recalling Those Times in a Small South Texas Town July 21, 2008
- Sapphire Stereotype July 1, 2008
- Thank You So Much For Your Essays June 13, 2008
- How the Robertsons Gollies Were Earned April 28, 2008
- Regarding Robertson's Golliwogg April 14, 2008
- Nigga in the Woodpile April 8, 2008
- Slave Collar March 21, 2008
- The Wog Debate and the U.S. Navy Jan. 3, 2008
- Excellent Presentation Dec. 5, 2007
- Viewpoint on "Hateful Things" Exhibit Nov. 6, 2007
- Racist Images In Danish Culture Oct. 25, 2007
- The Images are "Beautiful" Sept. 14, 2007
- Where is the Line to be Drawn? Sept. 6, 2007
- A Chain Restaurant in Ecuador Sept. 3, 2007
- Your Work is Splendid Sept. 3, 2007
- Looking For Gollywog Church Collection Boxes.... August 10, 2007
- Schomburg Curator's Talk in New York City August 8, 2007
- Thanks For Being Who You Are August 7, 2007
- Uncle Remus July 4, 2007
- Saving Stereotypes June 1, 2007
- Anti-Racism High School Curricula Apr. 30, 2007
- Comment From Canada.....and a Partial Retraction Mar. 30, 2007
- Thank You!! - From a Tufts Student
Mar. 26, 2007- Questions Regarding the Coon Caricature Mar. 7, 2007
- Good Day Feb. 28, 2007
- Wow.... Feb. 8, 2007
- Hello and Thank You From Darwin, Australia Feb. 7, 2007
- I Read Your Summary on Little Black Sambo Feb. 4, 2007
- I Have a Passion to Keep Learning About Racism Feb. 4, 2007
- Your Article on Gollywogs Jan. 13, 2007
- "Anti-Black Images" in Japanese Animation Dec. 3, 2006
- Thanks For Your Museum Nov. 25, 2006
- Impressed by Your Museum Nov. 13, 2006
- You Are the Racist Nov. 11, 2006
- Racism is Alive and Well in Europe Sept. 19, 2006
- I Still Love My Golly Sept. 1, 2006
- Black Hooker August 13, 2006
- What Tunes Are Derived From Minstrel Tradition? July 6, 2006
- You Are a Racist June 19, 2006
- Us Versus Them April 10, 2006
- Imitation of Life Feb. 28, 2006
- Chef of South Park: New Racist Form Feb. 26, 2006
- Loving Golly Feb. 19, 2006
- Golliwogs and Other Things Feb. 17, 2006
- Modern Racist Cartoons Jan. 16, 2006
- N-Word Jan. 14, 2006
- Boondocks Dec. 29, 2005
- The Work Ahead Dec. 6, 2005
- Sticks and Stones Nov. 24, 2005
- You Are Racist Nov. 21, 2005
- Reflections Oct. 22, 2005
- Back of the Bus Oct. 13, 2005
- Whispering Black Oct. 8, 2005
- Smith College Lecture Oct. 2, 2005
- Klan Picture Sept. 21, 2005
- Blacks and Golliwogs Sept. 10, 2005
- A Collector's Musings August 16, 2005
- Subverting "Civilized" Values July 9, 2005
- "Protest Chibikuro Sambo" Support July 4, 2005
- Reverse Racism June 26, 2005
- Little Black Sambo April 11, 2005
- Internalized Racism April 3, 2005
- Slandering the Babies March 22, 2005
- Bamboozled March 14, 2005
- Bubble Sisters March 11, 2005
- Concessions Feb. 28, 2005
- New Caricature Feb. 22, 2005
- Meaningful Dialogue Feb. 19, 2005
- The Color Line Feb. 17, 2005
- The Story of Ancient Nations Feb. 10, 2005
- Jim Crow in Punch and Judy Feb. 7, 2005
- Black Face in the Mirror Feb. 5, 2005
- Ugly Picture Feb. 4, 2005
- Reflections on Caricatures Jan. 18, 2005
- The Topsy Costume Jan. 10, 2005
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