Jim Crow Museum in the News

    • VOX (December 14, 2018) - Prada pulled a collection of figurines that drew comparisons to anti-black caricatures
    • Metro UK (November 12, 2018) - Golliwogs, racist caricatures and 'n****r money' piggy bank sold at antiques shop
    • The Atlantic (October 24, 2018) - A Racist Message Buried for Thousands of Years in the Future
    • The Michigan Daily (October 23, 2018) - Founder of Jim Crow Museum gives talk on teaching racism
    • The Greensboro News & Record (October 4, 2018) - Glenn Chavis: 'Good old days' were filled with racist behaviors
    • The Baltimore Sun (September 14, 2018) - Lewis museum's 'Hateful Things' exhibit of Jim Crow-era artifacts is provocative- and relevant
    • Aol. (September 12, 2018) - Backlash has links to past
    • The West Australian (September 12, 2018) - Backlash has links to past
    • MLive (September 12, 2018) - Task force calls for more cultural competency training for Grand Rapids police
    • The Washington Post (September 11, 2018) - Why Serena Williams's frustration was far too familiar for many black women
    • The AFRO-American (September 3, 2018) - Memorabilia at Reginald F. Lewis Museum Seeks to Reclaim Racist Imagery
    • Yahoo 7 News (September 3, 2018) - Racism row erupts over golliwog dolls at Royal Adelaide Show
    • MiBiz (August 17, 2018) - Higher education increasingly relies on administrators to drive diversity, inclusion efforts
    • Mint Press News (August 15, 2018) - Is Boris Johnson Really a Rcist? A Look at His Track Record
    • NPR (August 7, 2018) - THrough A Lookign Glass Of Black Americana: THe Long, Strange Journey of Oran Z
    • 9&10 News (July 28, 2018) - Ferris State University Kicks Off Traverse City Film FestivalWith SHort Films, Virtual Reality games, Artwork
    • UpNorthLive (July 28, 2018) - Ferris State shows off student work, museum donations
    • Forward (June 19, 2018) - Who's Collecting Racist, Segregation-Era Memorabilia?
    • Paperclips Magazine (May 18, 2018) - The Nostalgia When Entering the Jim Crows Museum
    • New York Times (May 16, 2018) - RaceNYT: is this America? (facebook live event)
    • The National (May 16, 2018) - Dunoon's Jim Crow rock now a bit less racist
    • Huffington Post (May 9, 2018) - Donald Glover's 'This is America,' Through the eyes of a Jim Crow Historian
    • The Massachusetts Daily Collegian (March 29, 2018) - How should we study racism?
    • Vice News (March 23, 2018) - A Michigan college basement is home to the nation's biggest collectin of racist objects
      Traverse City Record Eagle (February 26, 2018) - Minstrel shows continued into the 70s, 60s mainstay
    • Los Angeles Pierce College Roundup (February 21, 2018) - A look into a storied past
    • Chicago Tribune (February 20, 2018) - The Lesson behing the failure of the Reader's Pritzker cartoon
    • Fox 17 (February 14, 2018) - Racism museum at Ferris State gets donation of 'blackface' photos
    • Decorah News (February 12, 2018) - "Hateful Things" Exhibit at Luther College Puts Racist Images on Display
    • The Valley Vanguard (February 11, 2018) - Lecture, events celebrate Black History
    • News 9&10 ( February 9, 2018) - FSU's Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia Receives Anonymous Donation
    • MLive (February 9, 2018) - Ferris State's Jim Crow Museum gifted $2M in artwork
    • Markets Insider (February 9, 2018) - Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia receives artwork donation valued at $2 million
    • grbj (February 8, 2018) — Museum receives $2M photography collection
    • YES! Magazine (Februrary 6, 2018) — Get 12 Months of Black History With This Mobile Museum
    • The Decorah Newspapers (February 6, 2018) — 'Watermelons, Nooses, and Straignt Razors': David Pilgrim to share 'Stories from the Jim Crow Museum' Feb. 18 at Luther College
    • Ferris State Torch (February 6, 2018) — You're Out! 
    • Timesunion (January 24, 2018) — Video: Protesters put Confederate flags on museum jockey statues.
    • Petosky News-Review (January 17, 2018) — Museum curator: Racist artifacts can help teach against intolerance
    • WZZM 13 (January 15, 2018) — 'The Time is Always Right to Do What's Right' MLK breakfast held in Grand Rapids
    • AuklandNow (January 6, 2018) — Golliwog dolls ofr sale at Waiheke Island tourist gift shop shock customers
    • Petosky News-Review (January 5, 2018) — College to host multicultural expert for Jan. 17 lecture
    • New England Public Radio (December 27, 2017) - For One Springfield Woman, A Complicated Desire to Preserve Racist Emblems
    • KFVS12 (December 2017) - Lubbock restaurant defending controversial sign some are calling racist
    • City Beat (November 29, 2017) — The Art of Being Kathy Y. Wilson - "Sanctuary" paints a portrait of the writer at home in her "colored museum"
    • Chicago Tribune (November 28, 2017) — In Chicago, exhibits of racist, bigotry-inciting memorabilia are tools to educate
    • Visu (November 1, 2017) — Watermelons, Nooses and Straight Rzore - An Interview with David Pilgrim
    • BoingBoing (October 25, 2017) — Challange Racist Narratives with Watermelons, Nooses, and Straight Razors, a New Book and Teaching Tool
    • Salon (October 24, 2017) — "Empty barrel"; The real meaning of John Kelly's slurs against Frederica Wilson
    • Cronkite News (October 23, 2017) — Antique dealers see controversial African-American memorabilia as part of history
    • The Conversation (September 20, 2017) — To me, golliwogs are racist - but a tearoom tangle and a new poll shows Britain disagrees
    • The Torch (September 14, 2017) — The aftershock of Charlottesville
    • Haaretz (August 15, 2017) — Racism Comes Full Circle: America as the Harbinger of the Nazis Race Laws
    • HuffPost (August 14, 2017) — How You Can Identify A White Nationalist
    • Snopes (June 9, 2017) — Were Black Children Used as Alligator Bait in the American South?
    • Slate (March 25, 2017) — That Racist Cookie Jar From Master of None Is real, and It's for Sale All Over the Internet
    • Paste (April 24, 2017) — New Orleans Begins Removal of Controversial Confederate Monuments Despite Death Threats
    • The Rapidian (April 18, 2017) — UICA hosts founder of Jim Crow Museum to discuss race, art
    • Ebony (February 28, 2017) — This Mobile Museum Keeps Black History Month Going All Year Long
    • Democrat & Chronicle (February 27, 2017) — Controversial carousel panel going on display
    • Grand Haven Tribune (February 4, 2017) — "Hateful Things': Library host Jim Crow exhibit
    • Global News (January 17, 2017) — Rebublican governor tells civil rights leader John Lewis to be thankful for party's work freeing slaves
    • Ferris State Univeristy (January 13, 2017) — Busch Lectures in Russia on Ferris' Museum of Sexist Objects
    • Rochester (November 19, 2016) — History of Black Female Sexuality
    • Huffington Post (November 18, 2016) — A Field Guide to Identifying A White Nationalist
    • Huffington Post (November 3, 2016) — Even If Trump Loses, White Nationalist Say They've Won
    • Indian Country Today Media Network (October 8, 2016) — Racist Memorabilia Teaches Awareness at Jim Crow Museum
    • New York Times (October 7, 2016) — Confronting My Racist Object
    • New York Times (October 6, 2016) — Racist Objects: A Painful Past Still Present
    • Battle Creek Enquirer (September 23, 2016) — Lakeview teacher appointed to state council
    • Holland Sentinel (September 8, 2016) — "Hateful Things | Resilience," a dual art exhibition highlighting the importance of racial healing and equality, is taking place at the De Pree Art Center and Gallery at Hope College.
    • The Voice (July 18, 2016) — Luxury Fashion Brand Moncler Sorry for 'Blackface' Range
    • People's World (July 13, 2016) — Museum of Racist Memorabilia prompts reflection on our cultural objects
    • Tulsa World (July 7, 2016) — Mobile museum brings unique look of black history to Tulsa
    • Atlanta Black Star (June 21, 2016) — 'It's An Unusually Long One:' Resurgence of White Supremacist Acts Post-Obama Election Still Going Strong, Experts Say
    • Inside Higher Ed (May 10, 2016) — Defending the Humanities
    • attn: (May 8, 2016) — Here Are Some of the Most Racist Cartoon Characters of All Time
    • The Alternative Daily (May 4, 2016) — Voting Rights For Convicts Kicks Off Racial Political Battle
    • Vox (April 20, 2016) — Bathroom bills: yet another attempt to use women as a shield for discrimination
    • Chinook Observer (April 19, 2016) — Jim Saules, not Jim Crow
    • The Bottom Line (April 13, 2016) — David Pilgrim Offers "Jim Crow" Lecture On History Of Racism
    • Mother Jones (March/April issue 2016) — These Racist Collectibles Will Make your Skin Crawl
    • Midland Daily news (March 6, 2016) — Castle Museum in Saginaw smashes attendance record
    • Democrat & Chronicle (March 3, 2016) — Racially charged carousel panel to come down
    • Atlanta Black Star (February 9, 2016) — In Sea of Negative Stereotypes in Media, 250 Black Men Stand Strong to Reclaim Positive Narrative
    • MLive (February 8, 2016) — 'Hateful things' exhibit examines history of racism in America
    • "Q" with Shad (February 8, 2016) — What good can come of racist memorabilia (radio)
    • Marc Steiner Show (February 5, 2016) — David Pilgrim on Understanding Jim Crow (radio)
    • Campus Reform (January 28, 2016) — Univ. of Iowa social justice-themed semester to feature racist art exhibit and more
    • Iowa Press-Citizen (January 27, 2016) — Kicking off social justice theme, UI again displays provocative art
    • Iowa Now (January 27, 2016) — UI unveils second Theme Semester: Just Living
    • Truthout  (January 9, 2016) — Using Racist Memorabilia to Teach Tolerance: Book Review by Bill Berkowitz
    • Boston Globe  (December 5, 2015) — Understanding Jim Crow’ by David Pilgrim
    • Salon  (November 19, 2015) — “President Obama has been a cottage industry for racist imagery and racist memorabilia”: Why understanding the history of Jim Crow is still essential
    • The Grio  (November 18, 2015) — Stay woke: Let’s not pretend Muslim men are the sole face of terror
    • The Advocate  (November 16, 2015) — What Houston's HERO Defeat Has In Common With Jim Crow
    • Salon  (November 13, 2015) — Trump is on the warpath: Iowa voters are “stupid” and Ben Carson is “pathological” like a child molester
    • Think Progress  (November 12, 2015) — Trump Unloads On Ben Carson In Wild Interview: Compares Him To Child Molester, Deploys Racist Tropes
    • Collectors Weekly  (November 10, 2015) —How America Bought and Sold Racism, and Why It Still Matters
    • Huffington Post  (September 9, 2015) — For The Record, Here's Why A White Person Shouldn't Call A Black Person 'Mammy'
    • Democrat & Chronicle  (August 26, 2015) — Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia and the Charlotte Carousel
    • Oakland Press News  (August 21, 2015) — Racist artifacts make Jim Crow Museum like none other
    • National Geographic  (August 6, 2015) — Who Was Jim Crow?
    • Ferris State University News  (July 30, 2015) — New Faculty Orientation Week to Acclimate, Encourage Incoming Ferris Instructors
    • Huffington Post  (June 24, 2015) — White Supremacists More Dangerous To America Than Foreign Terrorists, Study Says
    • WoodTV (June 4, 2015) — BCPD receives $350K grant for diversity training
    • Huffington Post BlackVoices (March 18, 2015) — Everything Old Is New Again: Race and Gender Stereotypes in the Fox Series 'Empire'
    • Midland Daily News  (March 13, 2015) — Self-proclaimed 'garbage man' discusses role of racist objects in American culture
    • Huffington Post  (February 27, 2015) — KKK Was Terrorizing America Decades Before Islamic State Appeared
    • Lansing State Journal  (February 14, 2015) — Black history museum stirs 'too many memories'
    • New Haven Register  (February 11, 2015) — Branford man’s basement a door to America’s racist history
    • Western Herald  (February 4, 2015) — Police Violence and Accountability Today- A New Jim Crow Era?
    • examiner.com (January 19, 2015) — Martin Luther King Jr Day, what's open and what's closed and why
    • The Salt Lake Tribune (January 13, 2015) — Whatever Happen to... the chicken restaurant with the racially charged name?
    • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  (December 21, 2014) — The Next Page / Set up to fail: the spiteful nature of Jim Crow literacy tests
    • U-T San Diego  (October 7, 2014) — Aunt Jemima's heirs sue Quaker Oats for $2 billion
    • MSNBC  (October 7, 2014) — Suit alleges Aunt Jemima was real, and Quaker owes her $2 billion
    • The Courier-Journal and USA Today  (October 3, 2014) — Pancake flap: Aunt Jemima heirs seek dough
    • Kent Wired  (September 21, 2014) — Defining the black experience
    • Orlando Sentinel  (September 13, 2014) — 'Hateful Things' exhibit marks 50th anniversary of Civil Rights Act
    • YAHOO  (July 17, 2014) — The 10 Un-Politically Correct Museums That Might Offend You
    • LA Weekly  (May 29, 2014) — Henry Rollins: Jim Crow America
    • Ferris State University News  (May 16, 2014) — History Channel's '10 Things You Don't Know About to Film at Jim Crow Museum
    • The Damon J. Keith Documentary Project  (May 15, 2014) — Field Trip to the Jim Crow Museum
    • Ferris State University News  (April 4, 2014) — PBS Series that Featured the Jim Crow Museum Wins George Foster Peabody Award
    • Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida  (March 14, 2014) — Civil Rights: A 50-year Perspective
    • USA Today  (February 13, 2014) — Less-known sites enrich understanding of black history
    • USA Today  (February 13, 2014) — 15 black history sites you don't know
    • Urban Intellectuals  (February 11, 2014) — Have You Heard Of The Jim Crow Museum Tour?
    • The Daily Journal - Illinois  (February 1, 2014) — Black History Month: Jim Crow era laws recalled
    • MLive  (January 19, 2014) — 'Hateful Things' exhibition to take place at Baker College of Muskegon
    • Grand Traverse Insider  (January 19, 2014) — Embracing the Dream
    • My North  (January 15, 2014) — Northern Michigan Celebrates The Civil Rights Movement in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
    • CNN.com  (December 7, 2012) — Penn State sorority photo: Insensitive or just fun?
    • MLive.com  (August 8, 2012) — Daughter of Malcolm X Tours Ferris State University Racist Memorabilia Museum
    • MLive.com  (June 14, 2012) — Ferris State's Racist Memorabilia Exhibit Inspires Australian Educators
    • CNN  (May 3, 2012)
      Q&A: David Pilgrim, Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia Curator
    • NPR  (April 30, 2012)
      A Museum Teaches Tolerance Through Jim Crow
    • The Huffington Post, United Kingdom  (April 30, 2012)
      Jim Crow Museum Of Racist Memorabilia 'Aims To Teach Tolerance'
    • The Telegraph (United Kingdom)  (April 20, 2012)
      Museum of Shocking Racist Memorabilia Opens in Bid to Teach Tolerance
    • Associated Press  (April 19, 2012)
      Newest Michigan Museum Showcases Racist Artifacts
    • Business Insider  (March 6, 2012)
      OOPS: Disney's First Black Princess Sells Watermelon Candy
    • MLive.com  (Feb. 1, 2012) — Ferris State Constructing $1.3 Million Racist Memorabilia Museum to Teach Tolerance
    • MLive.com  (Jan. 15, 2012)
      Martin Luther King Jr. Still Relevant Today (editorial)
    • PopMatters.com  (Dec. 7, 2009)
      Not-So-Tragic-Mulatto's Low Point: Crossing the Color Line in "The Jeffersons"
    • Examiner.com (May 25, 2009)
      The Controversial Golliwog: Cuddly Toy or Racist Ragdoll?
    • Kalamazoo Gazette (March 27, 2009)
      FSU Professor Addresses Racism in a Presentation at KVCC
    • Kalamazoo Gazette (March 18, 2009)
      'Hateful Things': Racist Memorabilia Exhibit Sheds Light on Stereotypes
    • The Guardian (Feb. 5, 2009)
      From Bedtime Story to Ugly Insult: How Victorian Caricature Became
      a Racist Slur
    • CNN.com/Europe (Feb. 4, 2009)
      BBC drops Thatcher in Racist Remark Row
    • Journal Star (Peoria, Ill.) (Feb. 3, 2009)
      Hip-hop Takes a Big Place in African-American Culture