Jim Crow Museum in the News

    • The South End (November 9, 2020) - Opinion: 'Grand' acts from companies following the Black Lives Matter movement
      Smithsonian Magazine       (October 28, 2020) - At the Jim Crow Museum, We Use Racist Objects to Engage Hearts and Heads in Social Justice
    • C-SPAN3 (Filmed July 23, aired Ocober 25, 2020) - American Artifacts: Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
    • The Magazine Antiques (October 23, 2020) - Teaching Tolerance through the Detritus of Intolerance
    • FlaPol (October 14, 2020) - Pasco man sues ambulance company after a supervisor lynched a raccoon doll from a scarf
    • C-SPAN2 (October 11, 2020) - Author Discussion on the Jim Crow Era
    • The Star Democrat (October 9, 2020) - They can find another home
    • Antique Trader (October 7, 2020) - Hateful Things 
    • Club Industry (October 6, 2020) - Addressing Racism In The Fitness Industry Requires Understanding Its Roots
    • Game Spot (October 5, 2020) - Lovecraft Country Episode 8: Easter Eggs And References In Jig-A-Bobo
    • Mlive (September 30, 2020) - GOP state House incumbent faces challenge from union leader for 77th District seat
    • Mashed (September 28, 2020) - The reason Cream of Wheat is changing its packaging 
      Varsity       (September 25, 2020) - Racist Porcelain: The Trend of the 'Blackamoor' in Europe
    • Big Rapids Pioneer (September 25, 2020) - Ferris celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
    • Wall Street Journal (September 23, 2020) - Uncle Ben's Changes Brand Rooted in Racist Imagery. Now it's Ben's Original
    • FanSided (September 10, 2020) - How well does Lovecraft Country depict the Jim Crow era? 
    • Los Angeles Times ( September 10, 2020) - Opinion: What we can learn from the racism behind the Aunt Jemima brand
    • Tampa Bay Times (September 2, 2020) - How the great grandson of a slave pushed Florida to end 'Gator Bait' cheer
      Varsity UK (August 29, 2020) - Racist Porcelain: The Trend of the "Blackmoor" in Europe
      Antique Trader       (August 27, 2020) - Jim Crow Museum of racist memorabilia
      25YL       (August 18, 2020) - Lovecraft Country S1E1,: Small-Minded Monsters Meet at "sundown"
      NYTimes       (August 14, 2020) - When Trump Calls a Black Woman 'Angry,' He Feeds This Racist Trope
      My San Antonio (August 14, 2020) Ferris staff release new book, 'Haste to Rise'
      Pioneer (August 14, 2020) - Ferris staff release new book 'Haste to Rise'
    • PBS 39 (August 8, 2020) - Courageous Conversations: Jim Crow
      Reading Eagle       (August 4, 2020) - On Branding: Companies face reevluationfor racist stereotypes in their branding
      Stuff       (August 1, 2020) - The Golliwog in the room
      Indianapolis Business Journal (July 31, 2020) - Rep. Greg Pence criticized for race-related items sold at his mall
      Star Press (July 24, 2020) - Racist collectibles at Pence antique mall debated
      Delish (July 24, 2020) -An Austrailian Cheese Brand is Changing Its Name Due to the Offensive History
      Chicago Tribune (July 17, 2020) - What happens now to all that Washington NFL merchendise
      Lehigh Valley Business (July 14, 2020) - Companies must look inward for racist stereotypes in branding
      Money Control       (July 11, 2020) - Five memorial museums that remind us of the consequences of hate
      Michigan Public Radio NPR (July 2, 2020) - Reading up on race? Here are more than 30 Michigan authors to check out
      Yahoo Entertainment       (June 30, 2020) - Hollywood's 'bottomless pit' of blackface: Why it has taken so long for white creators and comedians to apologize
      OCALA (June 28, 2020) - Donovan Ellis: ‘Gator Bait,’ racism and the need for progress
      PBS News Hour (June 28, 2020) - America Inc overhauls brands in support of BLM
      Tampa Bay Times (June 27, 2020) - Here’s what UF’s historian says about the ‘Gator Bait’ history and controversy | Column
      The Tribune Democrat (June 27, 2020) - Steve Nunez | Education key driver for social change
      Chicago Tribune (June 26, 2020) - Column: What my collection of racist memorabilia teaches
      Reuters (June 26, 2020) - Fact check: Photograph shows white artist’s interpretation of Nancy Green as Aunt Jemima
      WZZM 13 (June 26, 2020) - "There's still an appetite for that" - Jim Crow expert explains racially insensitive brands
      Mandatory (June 26, 2020) - Deep Dive: Were the California Raisins Created Becasue of Systematic Racism?
      ABC News (June 25, 2020) - Gone with the Wind has returned to HBO unaltered. But viewers will hear about its racist stereotyping before they watch it
      The Guardian (June 25, 2020) - Food brands are phasing out racist mascots. Will sports teams follow?
      USA Today (June 25, 2020) - Fact check: Racist carnival game featured in 1942 Milwaukee YMCA brochure
      Battle Creek Enquirer (June 24, 2020) - 'Aunt Jemima' was given key to Albion in 1964. The character, based on a stereotype, is being retired.
      TODAY (June 24, 2020) - Here's how American brands are changing after facing racial reckoning
      New York Post (June 23, 2020) - Restaurant changes name from Savage citing ‘troubled history’ with term
      Fox News (June 22, 2020) - Restaurant changes name from Savage, cites 'troubled history' with term
      Politfact (June 22, 2020) - Says a 1942 Milwaukee YMCA brochure shows children playing a violent, racist carnival game
    • CNN (June 22, 2020) - Dr. Pilgrim on CNN Unconscious Bias: Facing the Realities of Racism
      WTSP       (June 20, 2020) - UF Hall of Famer Lawrence Wright wants university to rethink ban on 'gator bait'
      WLNS (June 20, 2020) - University of Florida drops “Gator Bait” cheer due to term’s “horrific historic racist imagery”
      PopCulture (June 20, 2020) - University of Florida Drops 'Gator Bait' Chant Amid Claims of Racism
      The Independent Florida Alligator (June 20, 2020) - Opinion: Don’t let “Gator Bait” chant be excused because of tradition
      The Hill (June 19, 2020) - What is Juneteenth?
      The SUN ( June 19, 2020) - Why is the University of Florida ‘gator bait’ chant considered racist?
      Tampa Bay Times       (June 19, 2020) - Florida Gators banning ‘Gator Bait’ cheer because of the phrase’s ‘horrific historic racist imagery'
    • Michigan's Big Show (June 18, 2020) - Cyndi Tiedt, Museum Educator and Collections Database Administrator at the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia, located at Ferris State
      TIME (June 18, 2020) - Quaker Oats: Aunt Jemima Brand Is 'Based on Racial Stereotype,' Will Change Name and Packaging
      Fox Business ( June 18, 2020) - University of Florida bans 'Gator Bait' fight song over 'horrific historic racist imagery'
    • WCMU (June 18, 2020) - Michigan’s Jim Crow Museum charts the racist history of Aunt Jemima
      WXXI News (June 18, 2020) - Plenty of ways to celebrate Juneteenth on Friday -- and beyond
      WVLT 8 (June 18, 2020) - University of Florida ends ‘gator bait’ chant citing history of racism
    • The Blaze (June 18, 2020) - University of Florida to ban 'Gator Bait' cheer at games over alleged racist history
      Forbes ( June 18, 2020) - University Of Florida To End Use Of 'Gator Bait' Cheer Due To 'Horrific Historic Racist Imagery'
      Rivals.com (June 18, 2020) - Ex-UF safeties Ahmad Black, Lawrence Wright disagree on "Gator Bait" ban
      Fan Buzz (June 18, 2020) - Florida Drops Famous “Gator Bait” Chant, But Why Is It Racist?
      The Athletic (June 18, 2020) - Staples: ‘Gator Bait’ and the collision of history we don’t know with history we do
      Bleacher Report (June 18, 2020) - SEC Considers Withholding Title Games from Mississippi Without Changes to Flag
    • Yahoo! Life (June 18, 2020) - Quaker Oats: Aunt Jemima Brand is 'Based on Racial Stereotype,' Will Change Name and Packaging
      Penn Live ( June 18, 2020) - University of Florida to end ‘Gator Bait’ cheer due to term’s racist history: reports
      WBTV (June 18, 2020) - University of Florida drops “Gator Bait” cheer due to term’s “horrific historic racist imagery”
    • ABC News 33&40 (June 18, 2020) - Did you know? Images and phrases you might not have known were offensive
      Politifact       (June 18, 2020) - No, white people didn’t dub black boxer Jack Johnson’s invention a monkey wrench
    • International Business Times (June 18, 2020) -Racism In Food Products: Companies Finally Parting Ways With Aunt Jemima, Mrs. Butterworth, Uncle Ben
      The Australian (June 18, 2020) - Racial sensitivities prompt a a makeover for popular
      PopCulture       (June 18, 2020) - Mrs. Butterworth's Packaging Now Under Review After Aunt Jemima Controversy
      Washington Post       (June 18, 2020) - After Aunt Jemima was retired, companies are rethinking Uncle Ben, Cream of Wheat, and Mrs. Butterworth
      Market Watch (June 18, 2020) - With Aunt Jemima, Mrs. Butterworth’s and Uncle Ben’s set to disappear from American kitchens, a look back at their racist origins
      Patch (June 17, 2020) - Conagra To Review Mrs. Butterworth's Brand For Racist Stereotypes
      PopCulture (June 17, 2020) - Aunt Jemima Under Fire After Brand's Racist Origins Resurface
      Yahoo (June 17, 2020) - Aunt Jemima Is Finally Giving Its Racist Branding An Overhaul
      Yahoo Finance (June 17, 2020) - Mars rebranding Uncle Ben's rice as company seeks end to racial bias
      The Wall Street Journal (June 17, 2020) - Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben’s, Rooted in Racist Imagery, to Change
    • The Courier Daily (June 17, 2020) - Is Mrs Butterworth Black or White? Mrs. Butterworth’s Ethnicity Revealed
      Elite Daily (June 17, 2020) - These Tweets About Quaker Retiring Aunt Jemima Are All For This Update
      CBS 8 (June 17, 2020) - Companies remove racial stereotypes from products
      Market Screener (June 17, 2020) - Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben's to Change Brands With Racist Histories -- 6th Update
    • CNN (June 16, 2020) - Dr. Pilgrim on CNN:America in Crisis
      WZZM 13 (June 16, 2020) - Group wants changes made to Allendale Civil War statue
      ABC News       (June 16, 2020) - Why is everyone talking about comedian Josh Thomas and changing the name of Coon cheese, and how are they connected?
      Lansing State Journal       (June 10, 2020) - East Lansing police chief meets with activists, wants community to know 'we are listening'
      The National       (June 10, 2020) - Dunoon's racist ‘Jim Crow’ rock is set to be scrubbed
    • Eight West (June 8, 2020) - Discussing racism with Dr. Pilgrim
      Slate       (June 8, 2020) - Please Stop Making Protest Signs That Reference “Black D***”
      Religion News Service       ( June 2, 2020) - Why I resigned from Liberty University: Because Black Lives Matter
      New York Post       (June 2, 2020) - Woman slammed for selling 'Golliwog' dolls amid Black Lives Matter protests
      Richmond Free Press       (April 30, 2020) - Racist memorabilia puts Trammell in the hot seat
      WoodTV (April 29, 2020) - Remembering loved ones lost to COVID-19 in Kent County
    • feel like you belong (April 28, 2020) - David Pilgrim: Jim Crow, Racist Memorabilia, and Social Justice Education
      Richmond Times-Dispatch (April 20, 2020) - Richmond councilwoman apologizes for racist figurine on display in her home 
      The State News       ( April 10, 2020) - Activists hope for accountability, transparency in ELPD oversight committee
      Lansing City Pulse (April 1, 2020) - Mayor: East Lansing Police ‘over-stop’ black drivers — ‘which is not acceptable’
      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
      Snopes (February 26, 2018) - Was a Violently Racist Carnival Game Once Popular in America?
      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