On April 26th at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, a black collector of antiques named David Pilgrim will open the first Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia. Pilgrim, a sociology Professor at Ferris, has spent decades collecting racist memorabilia and will now present thousands of pieces of historical artifacts in one museum.
Visitors will pass through a large black waiter's mouth with red lips and teeth that serve as a doorway to the harsh realities of Jim Crow, past and present.
never again.
