Bibliograph

Watermelons, nooses, and straight razors, stories from the Jim Crow Museum, David Pilgrim

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Label

Watermelons, nooses, and straight razors, stories from the Jim Crow Museum, David Pilgrim

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Watermelons, nooses, and straight razors

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

981985955

Responsibility statement

David Pilgrim

Sub title

stories from the Jim Crow Museum

Summary

Examines the origins and significance of several longstanding antiblack stories and the caricatures and stereotypes that support them. Pilgrim uses images from the Jim Crow Museum, the nation's largest publicly accessible collection of racist objects. Each chapter concludes with a story from the author's journey, challenging the integrity of racial narratives. --From publisher description

Table Of Contents

Foreword / Debby Irving -- First words -- Not quite human -- Watermelon cravers -- Razor-toting criminals -- Menaces who deserve to be hanged -- Hated by dogs -- Black people and niggers -- Final words

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Stories from the Jim Crow Museum

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