Jim Crow Museum in the News


    • USC Annenberg Media (February 19, 2020) - California African American Museum holds exhibit exploring a racist representation of black women
      UFC (February 18, 2020) - UFC anchor calls out Henry Cejudo for 'racist' tweet about 'Aljemima' Sterling
      TRIB Live (February 18, 2020) - NAACP, black community leaders call for Allegheny Co. judge's ouster over alleged racist remarks
      Hudson Valley One (February 13, 2020) - Display of lawn-jockey ornament in Saugerties shop window leads to community debate
      WSGW       (February 6, 2020) - 'Hateful Things' Exhibit on Display at Saginaw Valley State University
      The Pioneer (February 4, 2020) - The power of social media
      Daily Trojan       (February 5, 2020) - CAAM's 'Mammy' exhibit dispels racist stereotype
      Holland Sentinel (January 28, 2020) - Panel discussion will look at healthcare
      CBS 12 (January 23, 2020) - Colorado antique store selling Jim Crow-era racist sign
      Face 2 Face Africa       (January 22, 2020) - The first black millionaire actor who suddenly lost it all and never came back
      Midland Daily News (January 30, 2020) - 'Hateful Things' exhibit begins February. 1 at Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
      CNN       (January 19, 2020) - 'White Only' signs for sale at antiques store spark confrontation
    • Southwestern University (January 15, 2020) — Southwestern University Hosts Dream Week in Celebration of Martn Luther King Jr. 
    • Mlive (January 15, 2020) — Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday 2020 events in the Grand Rapdis area
    • Inquirer.net (November 4, 2019) 'Whites only,' 'colored only' drinking fountain 'prank' in US school sparks outrage
      Lansing City Pulse       (October 31, 2019) From hate to tolerance: Jim Crow museum curator David Pilgrim comes to Lansing Community College
      Holland Sentinel (October 29, 2019) Hope College holding discussion on racism Wednesday
      Last Words on Pro Wrestling (October 28, 2019) Jordan Myles Puts WWE and ROH on Blast Following T-Shirt Backlash
      WHTC       (October 28, 2019) 'Jim Crow' Forum, Panel Discussion at Hope College
      How Stuff Works       (October 21, 2019) How Jim Crow Shaped America
      Arkansas Democrat Gazette       (September 29, 2019) Jim Crow Museum items remind of malignant past
      NPR (KUAR FM 89.1) (September 18, 2019) Mosaic Templars Exhibit to Feature Racist Memorabilia
      Arkansas Democrat Gazette (September 17, 2019) "Hateful Things' exhibits racist memorabilia
      Springfield Technical Community College (September 17, 2019) Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery features Racist Memorabilia from Jim Crow Museum
      Mass Live (Spetember 12, 2019) 'THEM: Images of Seperation" exhibit on racism, intolerance comes to STCC
      AnOther (September 12, 2019) New York's New Guard: At Fashion Week, Three Emerging Designers Unite
      New York Times (September 7, 2019) The Last of the Dunk Tank Clowns
      The Washington Post (August 8, 2019) Ask Amy: Professor wants to be rid of racist books
      Buzz Feed News (August 6, 2019) These Photos Show The Casual Racism OF Everyday Objects
      WLNS News (July 18, 2019) Officer fired over alleged racist comments
      Eastbourne Herald (July 17, 2019) Upset at shop selling Golliwogs on Eastbourne seafront
      The Wichita Eagle       (June 15, 2019) 'Sorting Out Race': Traveling exhibit features thrift store finds that reinforce stereotypes.
    • Mosaic (June 12, 2019) Filthy Lucre: A Look at the History of Jews and Money
    • Live Science (May 23, 2019) Slavers Burned the Last US Slave Ship to Hide Their Crimes. Now It's Been Found
    • The Root (May 16, 2019) Not Again, Gucci: Despite Recent Efforts, the Italian Luxury Label Faces More Charges of Cultural Insensitivity
    • Los Angeles Review of Books (May 10, 2019) An Unreconstructed Nation: On Henry Louis Gates Jr.s' "Stony the Road"
    • The Epoch Times (April 24, 2019) Yankees and Flyers Dump Kate Smith "God Bless America' While Jersey Beach City Keeps Her Tunes
    • The Philadelphia Inquirer (April 22, 2019) What's the story behind those Kate Smith songs with racist lyrics?
    • The Athens News (April 17, 2019) N-Word history too painful to condone its use
    • Public Radio Tulsa (April 9, 2019) Henry Louis Gates Jr. Points to Reconstruction as the Genesis of White Supremacy
    • University of Toledo (April 8, 2019) University to engage in dialogue on Race: Founder of Jim Crow Museum to Speak Aprill 11
    • PBS (April 9, 2019) Henry Louis Gates Jr. Points To Reconstruction As The Genesis Of White Supremacy
    • The Hawk Newspaper (April 2, 2019) St. Joe's history with blackface minstrelsy
    • Times Free Press ( March 29, 2019) - Georgia monuments protection bill sparks racial tension as it passes House, Senate
    • The Monroe News (March 29, 2019) - Exhibit at MCCC examines stereotypes, separation
    • 24 News WNWO (March 28, 2019) - Graphic images cause controversy in college library
    • The New York Times (march 27, 2019) - Mammy Jars Mock Black People. Why Are They Still Collected?
    • Journal Sentinel (March 13, 2019) - Blackface is learned racism. This Wisconsin program is confronting racism with education.
    • The Knockturnal (March 9, 2019) Henry Louis Gates Jr. Launches Post-Civil War Documentary with PBS
    • AJC  (February 27, 2019) - Stepin Fetchit: Capitalizing on a caricature brought actor wealth, woe
    • News 1130 (February 26, 2019) - B.C. British shop refusing to pull 'offensive' doll following complaint
    • SBS News (February 25, 2019) - Serena Williams cartoon not racist, media watchdog says
    • Long Beach Post (February 24, 2019) - A century ago, a small band of Long Beach residents stood up against racism at The Pike
    • Ferris State Torch (February 23, 2019) - A history of ignorance
    • The New York Times (February 14, 2019) - I shouldn't HAve to Tell You This Is Racist
    • Green Valley News (February 13, 2019) - EDITORIAL: Understanding why blackface is wrong
    • The Washington Post (February 12, 2019) - 'White privilege' in America: The blissful ignorance of Ralph Northam
    • A Healthier Michigan (February 8, 2019) - Big Rapids' Jim Crow Museum Fosters Important Conversations
    • Daily Mail (February 8, 2019) — Florida Republican, 30, says blackface high school photo where he dressed as his friend just 14 years ago is 'NOT racist' and refuses to resign 'because it has been taken out of context'
    • Reuters (February 7, 2019) — Blackface scandals highlight U.S.'s troubled racial past - and present
    • Pop Dust (February 7, 2019) —The Persistence of Blackface Makes This Gucci Sweater Racist
    • Greene County Record (February 7, 2019) — EDITORIAL: Northam, Step Down
    • USA Today (February 6, 2019) — Ralph Northam was far from alone: Why blackface keeps coming up
    • The Wall Street Journal (February 6, 2019) — Virginia Leadership in Crisis as Attorney General Apologizes for Using Blackface
    • The Washington Post (February 2, 2019) — Northam’s ugly yearbook photo and the racist origins of blackface
    • Arkansas Democrat Gazette (January 5, 2019) — College to host multicultural expert for Jan. 17 lecture
    • 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