The Nations Biggest Collection Of Racist Objects Are All In A Michigan College Basement 

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*walks into Museum of racism* "Wow, this is really racist."

No one is born racist, it can only be taught.

Imagine forcibly bringing people you don't like to your home, then hurt, enslave and insult them for what they are

People that are saying; “that’s racist! It needs to be destroyed!” Completely and utterly miss the point.

Two places where racism should be placed: museum and trash

If it makes you uncomfortable, then the museum has succeeded.

What an incredible man for taking such horrific things, and turning them into a teaching tool to help people remember and never forget the atrocities committed. In a weird way. It makes you more hopeful for the future in a world where these do not exist. I never would’ve thought he could turn some things so negative into such a powerful message.

I'm so happy that such a museum exists. Destroying controversial items is not the way even if I fully understand that they come with great sufference and embarrassment. They do belong to a museum, where they can be presented under a critical point of view to teach the new generations where we came from, and why this is all wrong. Or the memory will just fade away and in a bunch of decades we'll be there again (not that we won't anyway... but this is at least a good attempt to prevent it)

That picture of black babies titled alligator bait is brutal.... smh

Exactly where racism belongs: in a museum.

People that are saying; “this collection is horrible! It needs to be destroyed!” Completely and utterly miss the point.

we went to a black history museum in michigan for a field trip in elementary school, and it truly left a longlasting impression on the past

If museums like this make people uncomfortable, then, the place did its job. We need to see things like this in order to learn from the mistakes in history, don't repeat them, and become better people.

bro the baby picture labeled “alligator bait” and the baby drinking ink angered me

I've been collecting racist memorabilia for years, but my collection is not even half as large as this one. I used to buy racist souvenirs, mammy cookie jars, sambo statuettes and racist joke books. I wish I could've started collecting these objects earlier in life, but I was just a kid and my parents didn't want things like that in the house.

This is amazing. He turned these pieces into something good in a way to learn about the past mistakes and how evil it really was. I would love to visit someday im sure it’ll make me feel upset but happy that we don’t live in those times.

I hate to say it, but this is one museum that will never run out of things to exhibit.

I feel bad for innocent toddlers taught by parents who were racist to be like them. Then they grew up and taught their kids the smae

I'm glad this collection was preserved and put on public display. Not because I support or relate to the Jim Crow way of thinking by any means, but rather because I believe this was an important era in our history that shouldn't be swept under the rug and forgotten about. The pieces on display there represent the effects racism has on it's targeted groups. It's a great visual way to show us the damage we can cause if we allow ourselves to stoop to those lows. It's also the perfect reminder that just a few generations ago it was who we were. All of it is degrading to the black race, and no matter how insulting it was to them...there was a time when the majority of white people actually thought it was ok to view blacks in this manner. We are all humans, and no race has ever been created to be any better than the next. We should always treat each other with respect and as equals...because that's reality and that's how it is. As we view the history of the Jim Crow era, it's the perfect time to take a long, hard look at ourselves to determine if we are in fact guilty of being racists ourselves. The ignorance of our ancestors is not a burden that's been passed down from generation to generation, but we should still take the time to understand the facts of those times so we know how important it would be to stand together against it if history would ever try to repeat itself.

Those who cannot remember their past are doomed to repeat it

one thing I’ll never ever understand is how u hate someone because of their skin 😐

Notice how carefully crafted and painted these items are. Like they really took the time to create hateful racist demeaning objects.

I'm still sad they took Aunt Jemima off the pancake boxes,I was born in 1991,I grew up with my beautiful, precious,happy,sweet looking Aunt Jemima,it brings back so many memories,me and my Hispanic family. We had no idea, being I'm first generation American,the story behind Aunt Jemima. Very sad all together 😔💔

How wonderful it would be to take some of these pieces on tour and display them around the country. I would absolutely take my sons 6 grade class to view and experience this most important part of our history. My husband and I teach him from home, but to see this beyond the safety of our home and love is vital. Kudos to Michigan University Jim Crow museum.

I had no idea babies/children were referred to as “alligator bait”. What the actual hell

The museum is basically: "here's how terrible humans can be to each other, and this is how you should understand it"

If people think that this museum needs to be destroyed, theyre absolutely wrong Having a museum like this prove that we suceed in not being racists anymore, it show us a dark side of us and to learn from it

We're shocked that similar displays of racism are seen today, but we forget that a lot of people who grew up with this stuff and saw it as normal back then are still alive, working, voting, and influencing our youth. They're also in our government, making decisions that affect us all.

I like that these items are not destroyed but placed in a museum where we can learn from them to not repeat our mistakes.

Cant believe this wasn’t even 100 years ago. This really happened in the 1900’s.

It is wild to me that were people in factories actually creating this garbage.

I went to the University of Wisconsin back in the early '70s, and one of my work study jobs was in the University archives. We would get objects and collections that persons would donate and one of my tasks was unboxing the items and identifying them and a preliminary report for logging them in. One day we got a rather large box from a town in western Wisconsin; and we were stunned to discover that the box contained a well-preserved and extensive collection of KKK robes, accessories and memorabilia. I'm not sure what ever became of it, but none of it was ever put on display during my time at the University library and archives.

Imagine going to the museum and hearing an old mam saying Ah yes the good old days

It's horrible that African Americans had to live through this

The baby drinking ink really got to me for some reason. I'm half Jamaican and would love to visit this museum, I sadly doubt I'll be able to afford to as I live in the uk though 😩

Interesting video thank you for sharing. Big fan of vice. I hope to see this museum one day.

We found him😳😳😳 The CEO of racism

Boomers be like: we were a better generation Edit: wow this blew up

0:48 is WILD.. thats the gator bait, where slave masters would kidnap babies and use them as bait... 🐊🐊

Unfortunately racism is alive and well and being tolerated today.

Boomers: "Times where better back then" Back Then: *Extreme Racism, Vietnam War, Threat of Nuclear Annihilation.*

You must BE REMINDED of history (no matter how awful) in order to ensure it is not repeated.

does anyone know where i could buy these things i would like to collect as well

Where is this museum located?

Damn, that “alligator bait” print really is disturbing.

Imagine a black guest comes into this guy's home.

Reminds me of the field trip we took to the Museum of Tolerance in Hollywood over 20 years ago. Very eye-opening as a youth to see those things and imagine that kind of life.

When someone says “hey I want you to meet someone” and then they take you to Hemet Ca I would think I was about to get robbed 🤣

Fun fact: this museum has stuck around longer than the confederacy did.

Why cant people just understand we all suck equally?

As someone who isn’t black, but is a POC (East Asian), I’m not against the idea of this. Yes it’s shameful, and plenty controversial, but it’s used in a way to teach society to not make the same mistakes, or at least slowly drift away from those awful sentiments. Keep these in a museum, not to honor them, but to remind people that their ancestors were wrong in many ways, and to teach them to not do the same things.

Cartman should visit this museum 😂

And to think the Klan is still around... That's really disappointing to think that people still think that way.

everthing is funny untill someone asks *"how much for this one?"*

I mean i know it makes white people uncomfortable but your grandpa had this mindset you need to see this because sometimes when your “annoyed” you start to think like them as well and that is indeed a fact.

I think it's amazing that there are so many museums dedicated to the celebration of culture, ethnicity, and diversity, but at the same time museums like this one are just as important because they teach humans how not to act and what not to do.

J.Cole once said in his song High for Hours: *They came here seeking freedom and ended up owning slaves* Now think about that for a second

“AmErIcA iSn’T RaCiSt, YoU’rE JuSt sEnSeTiVe”

Some of these pieces are kinda scary💀

The photo with children called alligator bate broke my heart.

If you try to ingore or forget the painful parts of our past. You dishonor those who lived it.

Incoming edgy 14 year old white kids trying to make memes about the stuff in the video

This has to be the most American thing to do

The people wanting to erase history because it's uncomfortable only want to erase the ones that don't suit their image. This is important and will educate more people than schools do

Imagine the gift shop at this place

The guy who made this museum is black himself, which shows just how brave he was when looking back on some of America’s terrible racist history.

Wow hard to watch but definitely needed

Where do u see this at 🤔, I will come confront it with you .

imagine going into an antique shop and hearing, out of context, two old white men say in excited tones "Wow, this is really racist!"

I grew up in a very white only area and the first time I saw a black lady who had one of those hair covering on and was kinda chubby and I blurted out "Mommy its Aunt Jamima HIIIIIIIIIIIIIII I love you" I had just turned 4 all I knew was she looked like the lady on the syrup bottle. My mom was so humiliated and apologized profusely and yelled at me she laughed and gave me a hug and said "yeah honey its me" she told my mom it made her feel like Santa cause she could see that I was in awe of her and was showing her love because I didn't know that kind hate existed. I will always have respect for her reacting that way if that were today with women of this generation they'd probably smack me.

This is a very informitive video.

Damn, this guy took "Ceo of racism" to a whole other level...

Its interesting that when I see Aunt Jemima I think of a lovely black woman... But that same image can be seen so differently.

I'm black, so this kinda hurt me. But if you don't know your past, you won't have a future. Plus, at least they're not pretending this didn't happen

Brilliant work I wish your museum great success in educating the masses

Museums like this need to be preserved we should never forget the awful past so that future generations won't make the same mistakes

This is so important, we can’t destroy racist memorabilia we need to keep it within a museum. Teach and further a discussion of what these things represent and what we can learn as we move as a society.

For a country that always bangs on about how free it is and was, it wasn’t very free at all. Rotten to the core.

3:38-3:47....lol Did that guy mimic the ladies scream? 🤣🤣🤣

I will tell you a story. I once lived with 2 white guys and other guys from other ethnicities. From the white guys, I felt this “innate fear of being wiped out” which, unknown to them, I believe was influencing their decisions. It was awful. I also felt like they had “white preference”. They would show compassion unto their white kindred on *certain* things, but not the same to their POC (person of color) acquaintances. It would be done only pertaining to certain scenarios, so it often got overlooked (dismissed). But I paid attention because it was directly affecting me, of course. Strange people.

4:59 Is a depiction of pure evil

I don't understand why people hate or dislike someone bc of their skin colour, or culture. I don't get it.

I doubt there's a souvenir gift shop at the end

I’m glad that this Museum exists, though it is horrific that this Museum exists.

If you watch toddlers of different races play together they have no problem. So racism has to be taught.

Guess Alabama isn’t such a sweet home after all.

The Jim Crow museum looks like Uncle Ruckus’ dream house.

OH DEAR GOD!!!! Alligator Bait? ARE THEY SERIOUS????? I’m 57 years old and I’m beyond words!

3:37 "This is really racist... That's also sexist... This is a wonderful piece!" Lmao!

I almost feel bad for racists. Imagine being so insecure, shallow and terrified of your fellow man that you hold something as insignificant as race up as something to be proud of in yourself and something to hate in others.

These days you only have to scroll through Twitter or Instagram to end up in a racism museum.

What an Incredible collection of history

"this is so racist on so many levels" "i love it its perfect"

I can’t imagine the pain and struggle black people went through man this is so sad 😞

The comments under this video never fail to surprise me

", but they're not talking about it [race] where their ideas can be challenged." That last thing he said was powerful. So true. Discussion is much easier to be had between like-minded individuals or within a group who already agrees with you. The people that need their minds opened up/changed the most are, often times, the least likely to hear the message in the first place....because they just won't listen or because those who speak righteously don't often speak to those that need to hear it most.

Back in my school days before I graduated in 2010, I did a presentation about black slaves and racism from back in the 1800s and early 1900s. A few of my classmates refused to listen to me and walked out the classroom eventhough calling me ignorant names. I gave everyone a warning to not take offense to my project as I was bringing up full awareness of the how and why did many blacks suffered throughout their history. There was nothing to be aim are targeting anyone in the classroom and throughout the day I was heckled for no reason and I'm black myself. Later that day their parents came to and ask what happened and I showed to them what I did for my project. They clearly understood what I was trying to teach in class and the classmate's parents forced their kids to write me an apology letter to read out loud to the class.

it’s absolutely disgusting. humanity sickens me. the fact that hate can be based off of something as simple as skin colour, baffles me.

I want to go check this museum out