Jim Crow Museum
1010 Campus Drive
Big Rapids, MI 49307
[email protected]
(231) 591-5873
| Link to Answer | Question | responder |
|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Pushback to Jim Crow Laws | Overcoming Hateful Things exerpt |
| June 2024 | Pushback to Teaching Racism | Overcoming Hateful Things excerpt |
| May 2024 | Traveling Exhibits | by Franklin Hughes |
| Link to Answer | Question | responder |
|---|---|---|
| December 2023 | Bus and Railcar sign | by Franklin Hughes |
| September 2023 | 1965 Alabama Literacy Test | by Franklin Hughes |
| August 2023 | Emancipation dates and Juneteenth | by Franklin Hughes |
| March 2023 | Enslaved Lottery | by Franklin Hughes |
| February 2023 | Lincoln and Douglass | by Franklin Hughes |
| Link to Answer | Question | responder |
|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Dog ownership laws | by Franklin Hughes |
| June 2022 | Aunt Jemima 2022 | by The Jim Crow Museum staff |
| April 2022 | The Union News Company | by Franklin Hughes |
| March 2022 | Women’s History Month - Michigan Focus | by Jennifer Hasso |
| January 2022 | Ethics of purchasing offensive objects | by Franklin Hughes |
| Link to Answer | Question | responder |
|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Black Classical Music | by Jennifer Hasso |
| November 2021 | Jim Crow Traveling Kit | by Franklin Hughes |
| October 2021 | Preserving Hateful Objects | by Cyndi Tiedt |
| September 2021 | The Green Book | by Jennifer Hasso |
| August 2021 | Pullman Porters | by Jennifer Hasso |
| July 2021 | Lynching Picnic | by Franklin Hughes |
| June 2021 | Maggie Lena Walker | by Jennifer Hasso |
| May 2021 | Black Entrepreneurship | by Jennifer Hasso |
| April 2021 | Corky the Hornet | by Franklin Hughes |
| February 2021 | Redlining | by Jennifer Hasso |
| January 2021 | Leontyne Price | by the Jim Crow Museum Staff |
| Link to Answer | Question | responder |
|---|---|---|
| December 2020 | Harlem Hellfighters | by the Jim Crow Museum Staff |
| November 2020 | Garrett Morgan | by the Jim Crow Museum Staff |
| October 2020 | Shirley Chisholm | by Lisa Kemmis and the JCM Staff |
| September 2020 | Rube Foster | by Franklin Hughes |
| June/July 2020 | Double V Campaign | by Franklin Hughes |
| May 2020 | The Banjo | by Jennifer Hasso and the JCM Staff |
| April 2020 | Lawn Jockey Legends | by Franklin Hughes |
| Feb. 2020 | Topsy-Turvy dolls | by Jennifer Hasso and Franklin Hughes |
| Link to Answer | Question | responder |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 2019 | James Reese Europe | by Ashley Jones Blackpast.org |
| March 2019 | Alpha Phi Alpha and Civil Rights | by Franklin Hughes and David Pilgrim |
| April/May 2019 | Aunt Jemima's Kitchen | by Fran Rosen and Franklin Hughes |
| Sept. 2019 | African Dip and Clown Dunk Tanks | by Franklin Hughes |
| Link to Answer | Question | responder |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 2018 | All-Negro Comics | by Franklin Hughes and David Pilgrim |
| Oct. 2018 | Charlemae Hill Rollins | by Cyndi Tiedt |
| Sept. 2018 | Racist clothing | by Franklin Hughes |
| August 2018 | Denny's and Sambo's | by Franklin Hughes |
| July 2018 | Fred Pelham: bridge builder | by Randy Milgrom, University of Michigan |
| June 2018 | Night of the Living Dead | by David Pilgrim |
| May 2018 | Old Zip Coon/Turkey in the Straw | by Franklin Hughes |
| Mar. 2018 | Mosaic Templars of America | The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture |
| Feb. 2018 | Mary Elizabeth Bowser | by Lyde Cullen Sizer |
| Link to Answer | Question | responder |
|---|---|---|
| Oct./Nov. 2017 | Watermelons, Nooses, and Straight Razors | by David Pilgrim |
| September 2017 | William Mahone | by Franklin Hughes |
| August 2017 | Niggerhead Oysters | by David Pilgrim |
| June/July 2017 | Alligator Bait Revisited | by Franklin Hughes |
| Apr. 2017 | Sprinklin' Sambo | by Lisa Kemmis |
| Mar. 2017 | William Gibson | by Franklin Hughes and David Pilgrim |
| Feb. 2017 | Percy Fitzgerald | by Franklin Hughes and David Pilgrim |
| Jan. 2017 | Russell Dixon | by Franklin Hughes and David Pilgrim |
| Link to Answer | Question | responder |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 2016 | Belford Lawson | by Franklin Hughes and David Pilgrim |
| Oct. 2016 | Percival Prattis | by Franklin Hughes and David Pilgrim |
| Sep. 2016 | Gideon Smith | by Franklin Hughes and David Pilgrim |
| Aug. 2016 | Bass Reeves | by Matt Helm, blackpast.org |
| May 2016 | The Marin Hurt and Beulah Show | by Franklin Hughes |
| Apr. 2016 | Woodland Park, Michigan | by Ronald Stephens, Blackpast.org |
| Mar. 2016 | Racism in Radio Advertising | by Franklin Hughes |
| Feb. 2016 | Destination Freedom | by Franklin Hughes |
| Jan. 2016 | Lily Skin | by David Pilgrim |
| Link to Answer | Question | responder |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 2015 | Hambone's Meditations | by Franklin Hughes |
| Nov. 2015 | Buffalo Soldiers and Indian Wars | by Stanford L. Davis, buffalosoldiers.net |
| Oct. 2015 | Lieutenant Henry Flipper | by Dr. Maceo Dailey UTEP, Blackpast.org |
| Aug. 2015 | Regina Music Box Disk | by Michael Maxson |
| July 2015 | Black Mascots and Logos | by Franklin Hughes |
| June 2015 | Segregation Signs Copyrights | by Michael Maxson |
| May 2015 | Little Brown Koko | by Lynda Beck Fenwick |
| Apr. 2015 | White Feminism | by Racism Review |
| Feb. 2015 | American Krusaders | by David Pilgrim |
| Jan. 2015 | Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | by Franklin Hughes |
| Link to Answer | Question | responder |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 2014 | Idlewild, Michigan | by Blackpast.org |
| Sep. 2014 | Pittsburgh Courier | by PBS the Blackpresss |
| Aug. 2014 | George Edwin Taylor | by Blackpast.org |
| June 2014 | Don Barksdale | by Dr. David Pilgrim |
| May 2014 | Battle Royal | by Franklin Hughes |
| Apr. 2014 | Booker T. Washington Stamp | by Herbert A. Trenchard, National Postal Museum |
| Mar. 2014 | Stage Coach Mary | by Blackcowboys.com |
| Feb. 2014 | Brown Paper Bag Test | by Dr. David Pilgrim |
| Jan. 2014 | Diahann Carroll's Julia | by Dr. David Pilgrim |
| Link to Answer | Question | responder |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 2013 | Reddit Blackface Conversation | by Reddit user: open_sketchbook |
| Oct. 2013 | The Negro Motorist Green Book | by David Pilgrim |
| Sep. 2013 | Dunkin Donuts and Blackface | by David Pilgrim |
| Aug. 2013 | Color Blind | by David Pilgrim |
| July 2013 | Authentic Literacy Tests? | by Franklin Hughes |
| May 2013 | Alligator Bait | by Franklin Hughes |
| Apr. 2013 | Human Leather | by David Pilgrim |
| Mar. 2013 | Henrietta Lacks | by National Names Database |
| Feb. 2013 | Nat "King" Cole | by Ron Rodman |
| Jan. 2013 | Mammy Two Shoes | by David Pilgrim |
| Link to Answer | Question | responder |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 2012 | Needed Objects | by David Pilgrim |
| Nov. 2012 | 'Favorite' Object? | by David Pilgrim |
| Oct. 2012 | The African Dodger | by Franklin Hughes |
| Sep. 2012 | The Man Who Killed Jim Crow | Charles H. Houston Institute for Race & Justice |
| Aug. 2012 | "The Birth of a Nation" and Black Protest | Center for History and New Media |
| Apr. 2012 | Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler | National Library of Medicine |
| Mar. 2012 | "Lady Ball Player" Toni Stone | SABR Project |
| Feb. 2012 | The Louisiana Literacy Test | by David Pilgrim |
| Jan. 2012 | Bessie Coleman: World's Greatest Aviator | Women in History |
| Link to Answer | Question | responder |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 2011 | Automobile Pioneer Charles Richard Patterson | Edwardian Promenade |
| Nov. 2011 | The New and Expanded Jim Crow Museum | by David Pilgrim |
| Oct. 2011 | The Scottsboro Boys Case | Douglas O. Linder |
| Sep. 2011 | The AIDS Conspiracy Myth | Carol A. Heintzelman |
| Aug. 2011 | Cloud of Witnesses Mural | Unitarian Universalist |
| July 2011 | Mission of the Jim Crow Museum | by David Pilgrim |
| Jun. 2011 | Kid Rock and the NAACP | by David Pilgrim |
| May 2011 | John Howard Griffin's "Black Like Me" | by David Pilgrim |
| Apr. 2011 | Otis Vaughn's Donation to the JCM | by David Pilgrim |
| Mar. 2011 | Clyde Kennard, Civil Rights Activist | Mississippi HistoryNow |
| Feb. 2011 | Removing the N-Word from Huck Finn | by H. Lewis Smith |
| Jan. 2011 | "Black Americana" Merchandise | by David Pilgrim |
| Link to Answer | Question | responder |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 2010 | The Jim Crow Rock | by Ted Halm |
| Nov. 2010 | First African American Catholic Priest | Catholicism.org |
| Oct. 2010 | Senator Harry Reid's Use of the Word Negro | by Slate |
| Sep. 2010 | America's First Black Diplomat | by BlackPast.org |
| Aug. 2010 | Goodbye Uncle Tom | by David Pilgrim |
| July 2010 | African Americans and the Olympics | by David Pilgrim |
| Jun. 2010 | First College to Admit Blacks | by David Pilgrim |
| May 2010 | Laws that Banned Mixed Marriages | by OAH |
| Apr. 2010 | Howard Thurman and Dr. King | by David Pilgrim |
| Mar. 2010 | Racial Stereotypes and Academics | Ohio State University |
| Feb. 2010 | Understanding Memin Pinguin | by Troy Peters |
| Jan. 2010 | Henry Jay Lewis, Symphony Pioneer | by David Pilgrim |
| Link to Answer | Question | responder |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 2009 | Stereotypes and Scary Movies | by Mark Harris |
| Nov. 2009 | "White Man's Burden" | by David Pilgrim |
| Oct. 2009 | Hockey Pioneer Willie O'Ree | by David Pilgrim |
| Sep. 2009 | Racism and Pokemon | by David Pilgrim |
| Aug. 2009 | Life and Work of Madam Walker | by David Pilgrim |
| July 2009 | Superman Busts the KKK | by David Pilgrim |
| Jun. 2009 | The Role of Anger in Activism | by David Pilgrim |
| May 2009 | Scholar and Activist W.E.B. Du Bois | by David Pilgrim |
| Apr. 2009 | Women and the Civil Rights Movement | by David Pilgrim |
| Mar. 2009 | Can Blacks Be Racist? | by David Pilgrim |
| Feb. 2009 | A.D. Powell and the Multiracial Question | by David Pilgrim |
| Jan. 2009 | Understanding Epaminondas and His Auntie | by David Pilgrim |
| Link to Answer | Question | responder |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 2008 | Blacks and Classical Dance | Society of American Archivists |
| Nov. 2008 | Was Harding America's First Black President? | by Phillip Payne |
| Oct. 2008 | Racial 'Civility' and the Presidential Campaign | by David Pilgrim |
| Sep. 2008 | The Artwork of Kara Walker | Columbia Magazine |
| Aug. 2008 | The Sapphire Caricature | by David Pilgrim |
| July 2008 | Lawn Jockeys | by David Pilgrim |
| Jun. 2008 | Talking Openly and Honestly About Race | by David Pilgrim |
| May 2008 | Blacks and Watermelons | by David Pilgrim |
| Apr. 2008 | John Ridley's "Manifesto" | by David Pilgrim |
| Mar. 2008 | Jezebel Stereotype | by David Pilgrim |
| Feb. 2008 | "Strange Fruit" | by David Pilgrim |
| Jan. 2008 | Little Black Sambo and the JCM | by David Pilgrim |
| Link to Answer | Question | responder |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 2007 | Irene Morgan v. Commonwealth of Virginia | by David Pilgrim |
| Nov. 2007 | TV's First Interracial Kiss | by David Pilgrim |
| Oct. 2007 | Marlon Riggs | Marlon Riggs Estate |
| Sep. 2007 | Objects of Intolerance Can Teach Tolerance | by David Pilgrim |
| Aug. 2007 | Sleeping With The "Enemy"? | by David Pilgrim |
| July 2007 | The Nat Caricature | by David Pilgrim |
| Jun. 2007 | Whites and the Civil Rights Movement | by David Pilgrim |
| May 2007 | Banning "To Kill A Mockingbird"? | by David Pilgrim |
| Apr. 2007 | Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander | Univ. of Pennsylvania |
| Mar. 2007 | "Ghetto Parties" | by David Pilgrim |
| Feb. 2007 | African Dip Carnival Game | by David Pilgrim |
| Jan. 2007 | Why Focus on the Negative? | by David Pilgrim |
| Link to Answer | Question | responder |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 2006 | Johnny Rebel | by Nick Pittman |
| Nov. 2006 | Were Underground Comics Racist? | by Leonard Rifas |
| Oct. 2006 | Human Zoos | from Wikipedia |
| Sep. 2006 | Jim Crow Etiquette | by Ronald L.F. Davis |
| Aug. 2006 | First African American in Professional Baseball | by Todd Bolton |
| July 2006 | The Southern Manifesto | by David Pilgrim |
| Jun. 2006 | First African American with a Ph.D. in Math | by Scott Williams |
| May 2006 | Explaining the Term "Red Nigger" | by David Pilgrim |
| Apr. 2006 | Nicodemus, Kansas | by Kathy Weiser |
| Mar. 2006 | Elvis Presley and Racism | by David Pilgrim |
| Feb. 2006 | Interracial Marriages | by David Pilgrim |
| Jan. 2006 | The Black George Bush | HistoryLink.org |
| Link to Answer | Question | responder |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 2005 | The Jackie Robinson of the NBA | by David Pilgrim |
| Nov. 2005 | Drapetomania | by David Pilgrim |
| Oct. 2005 | Amos 'N' Andy: Past as Prologue? | by Mark Freeman |
| Sep. 2005 | Give Bayard Rustin the Respect He Deserves | by Buzz Haughton |
| Aug. 2005 | Cassius Clay's Lost Olympic Medal | by Mark Desrosiers |
| July 2005 | Cudjo Lewis: Last African Slave in the U.S.? | by David Pilgrim |
| Jun. 2005 | Are There Similar Museums in the U.S.? | by David Pilgrim |
| May 2005 | What Were Coon Songs? | Parlor Songs Assoc. |
| Apr. 2005 | What is Junteenth? | by Wayne Hicks |
| Mar. 2005 | KKK Robe Obtained at Howell Auction | by Kevin Miller |
| Feb. 2005 | Jack Johnson and the Wrench | by David Pilgrim |
| Jan. 2005 | Who is Black Peter? | by Lulu Helder |
| Link to Answer | Question | responder |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 2004 | Was the Cream of Wheat Chef a Real Person? | Jackson Citizen Patriot |
| Nov. 2004 | Why Focus On Negative Images? | by David Pilgrim |
| Oct. 2004 | Timeline of African American History | by David Pilgrim |
| Sep. 2004 | What Are Codes Four? | by David Pilgrim |
| Aug. 2004 | Termination of 1965 Voting Rights Act | by Jonah Goldman |
| July 2004 | Racist Library | Jim Crow Museum |
| Jun. 2004 | The Truth About the Death of Charles Drew | by David Pilgrim |
| May 2004 | "Is Willie Lynch's Letter Real?" | by William Jelani Cobb |
| Apr. 2004 | "My Mother Collects Ashtrays..." | by David Pilgrim |
| Mar. 2004 | "Is Ghettopoly Racist?" | by Tony Baker |
| Feb. 2004 | "Bing's Little Black Sambo" | by E.J. McPherson |
| Jan. 2004 | "Blacks, Picnics and Lynchings" | by David Pilgrim |
| Link to Answer | Question | responder |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 2003 | "Leo Meiersdorff's Portrayal of Blacks" | by John P. Thorp |