The Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery has moved into a new $22 million, 26,000 square-foot home on the campus of Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan. Host Stephen Henderson gets all the details from the museum’s founder, Dr. David Pilgrim, who is vice president of Diversity, Inclusion and Strategic Initiatives at Ferris State.
Dr. Pilgrim describes the types of artifacts — more than 30,000 — on display in the state-of-the-art museum, including racist toys, signs, figurines and advertisements. He explains why a Jim Crow Museum is still relevant some 60 years after Jim Crow racial segregation laws were legally abolished. Dr. Pilgrim also talks about what he hopes Ferris State students and the public will learn after visiting the museum.