International Civil Rights Museum

The International Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro, NC was more local than international. Although the design of the building used both contemporary with a touch of historical pieces, there still seemed to be something that was missing. We started the tour by going down the escalators to the basement of the building. There was a brief pause for a video clip introduction to the history of the Woolworth building. After the clip we walked through a room that were filled with "quasi-graphic" images of blacks being violently killed for any reason that the oppressed felt was disrespectful. The room wasn't as graphic and disturbing as I thought that it would be. It was almost like the images that are shown on TV that are filtered for all audiences. Our tour leader then led us through a series of rooms that focused on the Sit-in movements and other historical facts about Greensboro.
Many of the stories and the photographs shown, were familiar to me, being that I am a native of Greensboro. Though I must say that I did learn some new facts that were interesting to me. I do feel as if the museum took somewhat of what Freire (1970) calls a "banking concept" educational approach to the delivery of the knowledge given to the visitors. Meaning the information was given and not fully experienced. The museum coordinators could have conveyed the experience a little more in depth that would leave me thinking that I wish that I was apart of the movement in the earlier days. Though this was not considered a formal learning process, it was an opportunity for the visitors to learn and possibly used what they have learned to educate others. Am I "hating" in the words of Taurean and being too critical, or am I just a student trying to understand and want to experience more than just a commentary?