INTERNATIONAL EXPO

It's Tuesday, it's about time to tell you about the last of my Sunday events. My last stop was an International Expo at the university. Here, students from several foreign countries displayed items native to their countries and answered the many questions posed by curious attendees. Many of the students were also dressed in clothing from their native countries. The atmosphere was festive and friendly. The students were more than happy to pose for pictures and appeared delighted to share information about their countries and cultures. As I observed the scene around me, I thought, what a wonderful way to dispel myths and stereotypes about other peoples and cultures!

HATEFUL THINGS

The next stop on my Sunday outing was a disturbing exhibit, "hateful things". This was a traveling exhibit that included racist memorabilia, pictures and artifacts from the "jim crow" era.
"The disturbing objects in "Hateful Things" have been lifted from their original
purposes to now serve as powerful reminders of America's racist past. But
more importantly, the exhibition gives viewers new eyes with which to see
present-day images of racial stereotyping that might otherwise pass
unchallenged." (from university flyer)
You can view some of the objects here http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/traveling/
These pictures are not captioned. The signs that accompanied the objects in the exhibit were helpful in giving the items perspective. The signs also offered recommendations for further information.
As I said this exhibit was disturbing and difficult to view. Luckily my next stop made me feel better and gave me hope for the future of the country and the world.

TO BE CONTINUED