Understanding Jim Crow :
Pilgrim, David, 1959-
Understanding Jim Crow : using racist memorabilia to teach tolerance and promote social justice / David Pilgrim ; [foreword by Henry Louis Gates Jr.]. - xi, 187 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm.
"This edition first published in Canada in 2015 by Between the Lines"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-182) and index
The garbage man: why I collect racist objects -- An unorthodox teaching tool -- Understanding Jim Crow -- A caricatured family -- Flawed women -- Dangerous men -- A night in Howell.
"For many people, especially those who came of age after landmark civil rights legislation was passed, it is difficult to understand what it was like to be an African American living under Jim Crow segregation in the United States. Most young Americans have little or no knowledge about restrictive covenants, literacy tests, poll taxes, lynchings, and other oppressive features of the Jim Crow racial hierarchy. Even those who have some familiarity with the period may initially view racist segregation and injustices as mere relics of a distant, shameful past. A proper understanding of race relations in this country must include a solid knowledge of Jim Crow--how it emerged, what it was like, how it ended, and its impact on the culture. Understanding Jim Crow introduces readers to the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia, a collection of more than ten thousand contemptible collectibles that are used to engage visitors in intense and intelligent discussions about race, race relations, and racism. The items are offensive. They were meant to be offensive. The items in the Jim Crow Museum served to dehumanize blacks and legitimized patterns of prejudice, discrimination, and segregation. Using racist objects as teaching tools seems counterintuitive--and, quite frankly, needlessly risky. Many Americans are already apprehensive discussing race relations, especially in settings where their ideas are challenged. The museum and this book exist to help overcome our collective trepidation and reluctance to talk about race. Fully illustrated, and with context provided by the museum's founder and director David Pilgrim, Understanding Jim Crow is both a grisly tour through America's past and an auspicious starting point for racial understanding and healing."--From back cover.
1629631140 9781629631141
2015930901
African Americans--Segregation--History.
African Americans--Civil rights--History
African Americans--Social conditions
Racism--United States
African Americans--Segregation--Collectibles.
Racism--Collectibles--United States.
United States--Race relations
E185.61 / .P54 2015
323.1196/073
Understanding Jim Crow : using racist memorabilia to teach tolerance and promote social justice / David Pilgrim ; [foreword by Henry Louis Gates Jr.]. - xi, 187 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm.
"This edition first published in Canada in 2015 by Between the Lines"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-182) and index
The garbage man: why I collect racist objects -- An unorthodox teaching tool -- Understanding Jim Crow -- A caricatured family -- Flawed women -- Dangerous men -- A night in Howell.
"For many people, especially those who came of age after landmark civil rights legislation was passed, it is difficult to understand what it was like to be an African American living under Jim Crow segregation in the United States. Most young Americans have little or no knowledge about restrictive covenants, literacy tests, poll taxes, lynchings, and other oppressive features of the Jim Crow racial hierarchy. Even those who have some familiarity with the period may initially view racist segregation and injustices as mere relics of a distant, shameful past. A proper understanding of race relations in this country must include a solid knowledge of Jim Crow--how it emerged, what it was like, how it ended, and its impact on the culture. Understanding Jim Crow introduces readers to the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia, a collection of more than ten thousand contemptible collectibles that are used to engage visitors in intense and intelligent discussions about race, race relations, and racism. The items are offensive. They were meant to be offensive. The items in the Jim Crow Museum served to dehumanize blacks and legitimized patterns of prejudice, discrimination, and segregation. Using racist objects as teaching tools seems counterintuitive--and, quite frankly, needlessly risky. Many Americans are already apprehensive discussing race relations, especially in settings where their ideas are challenged. The museum and this book exist to help overcome our collective trepidation and reluctance to talk about race. Fully illustrated, and with context provided by the museum's founder and director David Pilgrim, Understanding Jim Crow is both a grisly tour through America's past and an auspicious starting point for racial understanding and healing."--From back cover.
1629631140 9781629631141
2015930901
African Americans--Segregation--History.
African Americans--Civil rights--History
African Americans--Social conditions
Racism--United States
African Americans--Segregation--Collectibles.
Racism--Collectibles--United States.
United States--Race relations
E185.61 / .P54 2015
323.1196/073