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005			20171206083308.0
008			150420s2015 caua b 001 0 eng d
010			_a 2015930901
020			_a1629631140 _q(paperback)
020			_a9781629631141 _q(paperback)
035			_a(OCoLC)907651738
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050	1	4	_aE185.61 _b.P54 2015
082	0	4	_a323.1196/073 _223
092			_a323.1196 P643U 2015
999			_b03144639
100	1		_aPilgrim, David, _d1959- _eauthor. _94252
245	1	0	_aUnderstanding Jim Crow : _busing racist memorabilia to teach tolerance and promote social justice / _cDavid Pilgrim ; [foreword by Henry Louis Gates Jr.].
264		1	_aOakland, CA : _bPM Press, _c2015
300			_axi, 187 pages : _billustrations (chiefly color) ; _c26 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_a"This edition first published in Canada in 2015 by Between the Lines"--Title page verso.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 174-182) and index
505	0		_aThe 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.
520			_a"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.
650		0	_aAfrican Americans _xSegregation _xHistory. _92626
650		0	_aAfrican Americans _xCivil rights _xHistory _94253
650		0	_aAfrican Americans _xSocial conditions _93805
650		0	_aRacism _zUnited States _92722
650		0	_aAfrican Americans _xSegregation _xCollectibles. _94254
650		0	_aRacism _xCollectibles _zUnited States. _94255
651		0	_aUnited States _xRace relations _91548
700	1		_aGates, Henry Louis, _cJr. _ewriter of foreword. _94256
942			_2ddc _cBOOK