Themed Exhibition

Race, Memory & American History

Civil rights, white supremacy, Indigenous history, migration, monuments, national memory, and the unfinished project of equality.

Black Santa

Black Santa

Buffalo Roaming Under Barbed Wire

Buffalo Roaming Under Barbed Wire

In 1830, the Bison population in N. America was estimated at 40 million; by 1890 only 541 remained.

TEXTBOOK THEME PARK

TEXTBOOK THEME PARK

State-approved instruction for Public School

THE GREAT MIGRATION

THE GREAT MIGRATION

From the Jim Crow of the South, to the Jim Crow of the North

THE PUZZLE

THE PUZZLE

\"The war is won, but the peace is not.\" Albert Einstein

HOW THE HUMAN RACE IS RIGGED

HOW THE HUMAN RACE IS RIGGED

Howard University Commencement, 1985

RACCOONS at the JEFFERSON

RACCOONS at the JEFFERSON

Raccoons detect the lingering stench left by one of America's Founding Fathers, who also fathered 6 children with Sally Hemings.

THE DARK FORCES OF WHITE SUPREMACY

THE DARK FORCES OF WHITE SUPREMACY

Protected by the Cross, the Clan never dies.

THE FLAG OF TREASON, THEN AND NOW

THE FLAG OF TREASON, THEN AND NOW

THE GARDEN of the HAVES and the HAVE-NOTS

THE GARDEN of the HAVES and the HAVE-NOTS

An exposed cross-section of the earth shows the Haves multiplying their inherited wealth, while the Have-nots cope with worn-out pennies.

THE INHERITANCE:

THE INHERITANCE:

What we were given and what we are giving back

THE RUPTURE

THE RUPTURE

Remnants of America, suspended from a coat hanger

WE ARE STILL A HOUSE DIVIDED

WE ARE STILL A HOUSE DIVIDED

ZUG ISLAND ON THE RIVER ROUGE

ZUG ISLAND ON THE RIVER ROUGE

Zug Island was the dumping ground for Detroit Iron Works, source of the mysterious Zug Island Hum.