Black Archives Reflection Paper

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My visit to the Black Archives was truly an interesting experience. It was interesting to view some of the objects on display in the “Koons, Komics, and Klan” room in the museum. The room had a lot of pictures and historical artifacts that depicted stereotypes and biases about the African-American race. Even though there were a plethora of stereotypical objects to choose from, the life size Klansmen standing in the corner of the room holding a lynch rope caught my attention first. Whenever I read about the Ku Klux Klan, I realize that the terrorizing acts of the organization were always against the African-American race. At first glance, the life size Klan dummies looked so realistic. I knew that they were not real; however, the Klan clothing

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