The Jim Crow Museum
By: Edward • Essay • 408 Words • May 8, 2010 • 1,284 Views
The Jim Crow Museum
The Jim Crow Museum was an interesting experience for me. I saw many things that I had already seen before and I saw some things that I had not. One thing that really caught my attention was the sign that said no Dogs, no Negros, and no Mexicans. This is inappropriate to put two groups of humans on the same level as an animal. The other thing that caught my attention was the definitions of different nigger words. After seeing this I don't understand how the black community can use the word nigger.
I sometimes wonder if there is any justification for some of these stereotypes. In today's time I have witnessed some of the stereotypes to be true in some cases, but I wonder if this is because the black community has evolved to accept it. It sometimes seems that the black community is restricted because they will not move on; and figure if you can't beat it become it. I do not like that fact that blacks will make jokes of why they are not successful. The sad thing is that blacks have sold out and made lots of money from outer blacks making fun of the black community. If black learn to stop this they will be able to erase some negative stereotypes.
Some of the things I witnessed made not sense at all. Like the advertisement that