Ferris State breaks ground on new, expanded Jim Crow Museum, …
4 days ago · The existing Jim Crow Museum is recognized as one of the best-suited cultural institutions in the nation to provide context to the race-based struggles and circumstances of our modern era. The museum exposes the roots of deeply engrained biases that impact equity, the inclusion and amplification of diverse voices, educational attainment, and ...
Ferris State breaks ground for Jim Crow Museum building
2 days ago · Ferris State University kicked off construction on the new home of the Jim Crow Museum in Big Rapids Michigan. ... Jim Crow was the name of the racial caste system between 1877 and the mid-1960s, states a news release from Ferris State. During that period, Black people were relegated to the status of second-class citizens. ...
Ferris State breaks ground on expanded Jim Crow Museum - WZZM13.com
2 days ago · The university's Jim Crow Museum is moving from its current home to a stand-alone 26,000-square-foot facility on campus. ... Latest News Stories. Teen nods off at wheel in crash, two sent to ...
Ferris State breaks ground on new Jim Crow Museum
4 days ago · Ferris State University broke ground on the new Jim Crow Museum. The museum, currently housed in the basement of the FLITE library, will be getting a 22-million-dollar building near the university’s entrance on State Street. The Jim Crow Museum houses thousands of racist artifacts with the mission of educating about discrimination.
Ferris State University breaks ground on new Jim Crow Museum
3 days ago · BIG RAPIDS — Ferris State University broke ground Thursday on a new home for the Jim Crow Museum, a one-of-a-kind resource conversations about race. FSU’s 30,000-piece collection of racist ...
At Ferris State, crews break ground on $22M Jim Crow Museum
3 days ago · GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Crews broke ground Thursday on the future site of Ferris State University’s Jim Crow Museum. The $22 million, 26,000-square-foot facility will be located on the ...
Jim Crow Museum
Dec. 12, 2024, BIG RAPIDS, Mich. – Ferris State University today broke ground on a new Jim Crow Museum, a one-of-a-kind resource that will be a space for teaching, learning, and meaningful conversations about race that inspire understanding, healing, and positive change.
Jim Crow Museum breaks ground on new $22M standalone …
BIG RAPIDS, MI - Ferris State University has broken ground on a new standalone building for its Jim Crow Museum. The new building will be better equipped to handle the its entire collection of ...
Ferris State begins construction of new Jim Crow Museum - WNEM
3 days ago · BIG RAPIDS, Mich (WNEM) – The first step in the construction of the new home for the Jim Crow Museum at Ferris State University (FSU) began on Thursday, Dec. 12. The museum is a resource used ...
Michigan Budget Gives Millions to University for Racist Museum …
Aug 17, 2023 · Inside of the museum are approximately 20,000 objects that are related to the Jim Crow era which occurred in the late 19th an 20th centuries during a time of enforced racial segregation.