David Pilgrim On Understanding Jim Crow: Using Racist Memorabilia To Teach Tolerance

David Pilgrim (Credit: Salon)February 5, 2016 – Segment 2

We have a conversation with Dr. David Pilgrim. He is a professor, orator, and human rights activist best known as the founder and curator of the Jim Crow Museum — a ten-thousand-piece collection of racist artifacts located at Ferris State University, which uses objects of intolerance to teach about race, race relations, and racism.We speak to him about his book Understanding Jim Crow: Using Racist Memorabilia to Teach Tolerance and Promote Social Justice.