Slavery museum or Disneyland?
That’s a tough one!
Wilder looks like a rat. Depending on how he (mis)managed the nascent museum, he may or may not be able to personally dodge the bankruptcy. That would not be a hard museum to get a lot of visitors to, from the sound of it.
I’ve no doubt a well-designed slavery history museum could be success. Look at the Holocaust Museum. And as a private venture the National Spy Museum appears to be going strong.
I recall the initial publicity hoopla. I had assumed the museum was up and running. Millions of dollars has vanished up the chimney and Doug has some answering to do. He’s a private citizen and this was a private venture so unless Obama owes him a favor there will be blood.
“I want those artifacts back, or I want them in a museum,”
Donate them here and feel real good about yourself!
UN Slavery Memorial Design Competition Launched
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2786422/posts?page=40#40
Maybe everybody is getting tired out by this chit.
Money donated to a failed non-profit is probably good ‘n’ gone, but the people should get their stuff back.
Some entrepreneurs wanted to open a pirate museum on a salvaged pirate ship. The ship had been used to transport slaves at one point in its life, and the usual suspects raised the usual hue and cry to make it difficult to proceed.
I always hate it when historic documents are on fake paper. Glad they used authentic paper in the copy machine.
I can understand PROMISING the artifacts to be delivered right before opening night, but GIVING the artifacts to them WAYYYYY before then?
NOT smart!