African American Museum Of Iowa

Racist Things

Location: African American Museum of Iowa
55 12th Ave SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Next Upcoming Date: Saturday, December 14 2024

December

14

2024

Upcoming Dates For This Event:
  • Saturday, December 14
  • Monday, December 16
  • Tuesday, December 17
  • Wednesday, December 18
  • Thursday, December 19
  • Friday, December 20
  • Saturday, December 21
  • Monday, December 23
  • Tuesday, December 24
  • Wednesday, December 25

Our Fall 2024 exhibit will thoughtfully consider the impact of post Civil War society and the culture surrounding Jim Crow laws as the basis of the popularity of dehumanizing Black imagery. While this imagery was pervasive in all forms of pop culture and mass media, much of this imagery manifested itself in the American home. From salt and pepper shakers to lawn ornaments, objects of racism were accepted for decades in homes across America. These objects were a form of propaganda that created an acceptance of intolerance and injustice of the Black community for a century. The attitudes and acceptance of these biases continue to form social and cultural inequality and intolerance to this day. This exhibit will open September 13, 2024 in the newly renovated AAMI building.

Our Fall 2024 exhibit will thoughtfully consider the impact of post Civil War society and the culture surrounding Jim Crow laws as the basis of the popularity of dehumanizing Black imagery. While this imagery was pervasive in all forms of pop culture and mass media, much of this imagery manifested itself in the American home. From salt and pepper shakers to lawn ornaments, objects of racism were accepted for decades in homes across America. These objects were a form of propaganda that created an acceptance of intolerance and injustice of the Black community for a century. The attitudes and acceptance of these biases continue to form social and cultural inequality and intolerance to this day. This exhibit will open September 13, 2024 in the newly renovated AAMI building.