By Bill CastanierLansing City PulseOctober 31st, 2019 Last week, what appeared to be a toilet paper noose was hung on…
David Pilgrim
Watermelons, Nooses and Straight Razors in Publishers Weekly
Publishers WeeklyMarch 5th, 2018 Sociologist and museum curator Pilgrim provocatively confronts racist stereotypes using objects from the Jim Crow Museum…
This Professor Has Collected American Racism in a College’s Basement
By Julian WyllieThe Chronicle of Higher EducationApril 5th, 2018 David Pilgrim says the first racist object he acquired, at 12…
Watermelons, Nooses, and Straight Razors: Stories from the Jim Crow Museum: A Review
By Phyllis Wilson MooreSouthern Literary ReviewJuly 24th, 2019 Watermelons, Nooses, and Straight Razors: Stories from the Jim Crow Museum (PM…
How America Bought and Sold Racism, and Why It Still Matters
By Lisa HixCollectors WeeklyNovember 10th, 2015 Today, very few white Americans openly celebrate the horrors of black enslavement—most refuse to…
“President Obama has been a cottage industry for racist imagery and racist memorabilia”
Why understanding the history of Jim Crow is still essential by Scott TimbergSalon.comNovember 19th, 2015 Salon talks to David Pilgrim,…
Discovery: “Understanding Jim Crow” by David Pilgrim
By Jan GardnerBoston GlobeDecember 5th, 2015 “I am a garbage collector — racist garbage” are David Pilgrim’s opening words in…
Using Racist Memorabilia to Teach Tolerance
By Bill BerkowitzTruthoutJanuary 9th, 2016 The Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia, located at Ferris State University in Big Rapids,…
Dr. David Pilgrim on The Marc Steiner Show
By Marc SteinerThe Marc Steiner ShowFebruary 4th, 2016 We have a conversation with Dr. David Pilgrim. He is a professor, orator,…
What good can come of racist memorabilia? David Pilgrim on the CBC
Q (CBC) February 5th, 2016 David Pilgrim bought his first racist artifact when he was 12, and swiftly broke it in…