DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is is opening its new special exhibition on Friday.
Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow, opening to the public on July 20, 2023, explores the life of Black Americans in the 50 years following the end of the Civil War and the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Organized by the New-York Historical Society, this exhibition takes visitors from the Civil War to the end of World War I.
According to DHHRM, slavery had been abolished by 1868 and all persons born in the United States were citizens and equal before the law. Efforts to create an interracial democracy, however, were contested from, and backlash ensued, ushering in the “separate but equal” age of Jim Crow, during which a system of second-class citizenship and racial segregation was put in place across the nation.
“The exhibition examines how Black Americans advocated for equal rights in a hostile system, showcasing artifacts, photographs, and media to illustrate these transformative decades in American history and their continued relevance,” DHHRM CEO, Mary Pat Higgins told WBAP/KLIF. “Artifacts on display include a portrait of Dred Scott, a pair of slave shackles, a sculpture depicting an improvised classroom for African Americans, and other historical illustrations that tell an often difficult but triumphant history of the fight for civil rights.”
Lead support for the organization of the exhibition was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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