Books by Dr. David Pilgrim
Haste to Rise: A Remarkable Experience of Black Education during Jim Crow
David Pilgrim on Stateside from Michigan Radio talking about the Jim Crow Museum Expansion
By Stateside from Michigan Radio July 29th, 2021 Dr. David Pilgrim is a museum curator at Ferris State University’s Jim…
Haste to Rise on Library Thing
By Tim Bazzett Library Thing An important blending of Black history and higher education, ably researched and written by David…
15 anti-racist Michigan books to get you through the holidays and quarantine
By Monica Williams Bridge Michigan December 1st, 2020 Since May, when much of the world witnessed a white Minneapolis police…
Wanda Lloyd and David Pilgrim in conversation: Southern Festival of Books
The Southern Festival of Books October 11th, 2020 Join Wanda Lloyd and David Pilgrim for a conversation on race relations…
David Pilgrim and the Jim Crow Museum on C-Span
C-Span July 23rd, 2020 Museum founder and director David Pilgrim and museum educator Cyndi Tiedt show a selection of artifacts…
At the Jim Crow Museum, We Use Racist Objects to Engage Hearts and Heads in Social Justice
By David Pilgrim Folklife October 28th, 2020 Editor’s note: This article examines the power of racist objects from America’s Jim…
Ferris staff release new book, ‘Haste to Rise’
Research documents university’s first Black students My San Antonio August 14, 2020 BIG RAPIDS — Research conducted by Ferris State University’s…
David Pilgrim on Courageous Conversations
Courageous Conversations on WLVT August 7th, 2020 Join us as we talk with Dr. David Pilgrim, Founder and Curator of…
David Pilgrim on This Happened with Henry Veguilla
Collecting Jim Crow: Objects of Intolerance As a teen, David Pilgrim started collecting all sorts of racist artifacts. Little did…