By Amy Robinson
People around the country used Martin Luther King Day yesterday to commemorate the birthday of the great civil rights leader.
Ferris State University has announce that it's working on improving and expanding a permanent exhibit to educate people about racism in all its forms.
The Jim Crow Museum on the campus of FSU houses some 9,000 racist artifacts; from sheet music and children's books to fishing lures and ashtrays.
Sandy Gholston is a spokesman for Ferris.
"The Jim Crow Museum of racist memorabilia is one of the projects that we've really been working on and focusing on because we feel that not only does is promote education of intolerance, but it also talks about objects that have racist meaning in everyday life, so we feel like it's not only an important tool for diversity, but it's also an important learning and educational tool as well."
Gholston said the Ferris Board of Trustees recently approved $200,000 to relocate and expand the Jim Crow museum collection.
People around the country used Martin Luther King Day yesterday to commemorate the birthday of the great civil rights leader.
Ferris State University has announce that it's working on improving and expanding a permanent exhibit to educate people about racism in all its forms.
The Jim Crow Museum on the campus of FSU houses some 9,000 racist artifacts; from sheet music and children's books to fishing lures and ashtrays.
Sandy Gholston is a spokesman for Ferris.
"The Jim Crow Museum of racist memorabilia is one of the projects that we've really been working on and focusing on because we feel that not only does is promote education of intolerance, but it also talks about objects that have racist meaning in everyday life, so we feel like it's not only an important tool for diversity, but it's also an important learning and educational tool as well."
Gholston said the Ferris Board of Trustees recently approved $200,000 to relocate and expand the Jim Crow museum collection.