Books by Dr. David Pilgrim
Understanding Jim Crow: Using Racist Memorabilia to Teach Tolerance and Promote Social Justice
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…
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…
From hate to tolerance: Jim Crow museum curator David Pilgrim comes to Lansing Community College
By Bill CastanierLansing City PulseOctober 31st, 2019 Last week, what appeared to be a toilet paper noose was hung on…
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…