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Black History Month — Time to STUDY with the Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids

By February 3, 2025February 6th, 2025No Comments

“Americans like happy history, narratives that make us look smart, brave, and exceptional. We want a history that can be celebrated at picnics and parades. This approach to history is neither honest nor mature….
We have to move society further.” 

Dr. David Pilgrim Founder/Director
Jim Crow Museum at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan

During February, Black History Month, we invite you to STUDY along with the Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids. Study, pray, and reflect on these questions: What witness can I seek out to help me understand people’s attitudes and emotions about racism, colorblindness, stereotypes? What happened in history, even recent history, that results in pain and distrust among peoples? What can I do better to eliminate racism? What can I do to bring hope and transformation to my community?

The Jim Crow Museum here in Michigan is the nation’s largest publicly accessible collection of artifacts of intolerance. The Museum contextualizes the dreadful impact of Jim Crow laws and customs. The Museum uses objects of intolerance to teach tolerance and promote a more just society. Visit the museum in person or virtually. https://jimcrowmuseum.ferris.edu/