By P. Nicole KingJournal of Southern HistoryVolume 83, Number 1, February 2017 David Pilgrim is the author of Understanding Jim…
African American Studies
An Interview with Dr. David Pilgrim
By Megan HayesAppalachian MagazineApril 10th, 2017 “Dr. David Pilgrim is a public speaker and leading expert on issues relating to…
Remembering Jim Crow in the Age of Trump: An Analysis of the Rhetorical Functions of the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
By Christopher A. House Journal of Contemporary Rhetoric Volume 7, Issue 1pp. 1-18 The first one hundred days of President…
Challenge Racist Narratives with Watermelons, Nooses, and Straight Razors
by David PilgrimBoingBoingOctober 25th, 2017 Pre-order Watermelons, Nooses, and Straight Razors through Kickstarter to help cover the expensive printing costs…
Watermelons, Nooses and Straight Razors – An Interview with David Pilgrim
by Zach RobertsVisu.NewsNovember 1st, 2017 This is the first in a monthly series where we feature a crowdfunded project. The…
Using Racist Images to Combat Racism and Encourage Resistance
By Paul Von Blum, JDJournal of Pan African Studies March 2017, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p382 For many years, in…
RaceNYT: is This America?
Is Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) calling out America for “slippin’ up” with his newest music video, “This is America”? The…
Ralph Northman was far from alone: Why blackface keeps coming up
By Nichelle SmithUSA TodayFebruary 7th, 2019 Everyday there seems to be a new revelation that somewhere in the past, a…
Museum Uses Racist Memorabilia To Fight Racism
by Bill BerkowitzThe Smirking ChimpFebruary 22nd, 2019 In The New York Times’ Style section’s “Social Q’s” column this past Sunday,…
David Pilgrim’s TedX Talk: My Racial Journey: Using Hateful Items as Teaching Tools
Sociologist and professor Dr. David Pilgrim tells the story of how he established the Jim Crow Museum–a unique teaching tool…