5/5 Jessica R. 10 months ago on Google
Our
timed
entry
tickets
were
for
1:30
but
with
a
traffic
delay
we
arrived
an
hour
late.
This
was
not
an
issue,
but
honestly
if
you’re
going
to
take
your
time
and
try
and
really
process
the
information
being
presented,
this
was
not
enough
time!
We
arrived
at
2:30
and
went
straight
to
the
restaurant.
We
had
missed
lunch
and
the
restaurant
closes
at
3,
so
our
hand
was
forced.
Lots
of
yummy
looking
options,
my
husband
and
I
split
the
pulled
pork,
squash,
and
rice
with
red
beans,
plus
a
bread
pudding.
The
plate
of
food
was
around
$18,
plus
dessert
and
two
drinks
came
to
around
$30.
Next
we
went
to
the
lowest
level
of
the
museum
to
begin
our
museum
experience.
Honestly,
and
as
it
should
be,
it’s
heavy
stuff.
I
can’t
say
I
learned
anything
new,
but
having
so
many
pieces
of
history
pulled
together
and
organized
in
a
clear
and
meaningful
way
was
helpful
and
really
well
done.
There
was
a
stark,
emotionally
intense
moment
for
me,
with
a
big
brother
trying
to
explain
to
his
sister
what
the
child
sized
shackles
were
for.
I
think
if
you’re
approaching
this
right,
it’s
probably
going
to
hurt
and
be
uncomfortable.
It
took
my
husband
and
I
two
hours
to
explore
just
the
lowest
concourse,
one
sixth
of
the
museum.
We
kind
of
rushed
through
the
middle
level
concourse,
but
I’ll
definitely
start
there
when
I
go
back.
There
is
a
special
exhibit
for
Emmett
Till.
I
am
admittedly
a
tender
hearted
person,
and
I
am
very
familiar
with
Emmett’s
story.
I
will
go
in
next
time,
but
after
the
first
floor
my
mama
heart
was
already
aching.
I
was
not
prepared
and
the
warning
outside
about
the
violent
nature
his
murder,
I
couldn’t
bring
myself
to
go
in.
Now
that
I
know
it
exists
I’ll
be
better
prepared
for
that
experience.
I’ve
heard
mixed
things
about
taking
children
to
this
museum.
I
think
there
is
good
arguments
to
be
had
on
either
side.
For
me
it
was
jarring
to
see
kids
wandering
and
maybe
less
reverent
than
you
might
expect
in
some
of
the
sections.
Now
that
I’ve
been
there
it
is
something
I
will
save
for
when
my
kids
are
teenagers.
I
don’t
want
my
kids
to
be
the
distraction,
and
I
also
want
the
experience
to
be
powerful
and
meaningful
for
them
-
not
just
another
boring
museum.
Totally
get
why
people
might
want
to
take
younger
kids,
I’d
probably
stick
to
more
recent
history
sections
and
the
celebratory
sections,
not
because
kids
shouldn’t
learn
the
history
of
slavery
in
America,
but
because
there
are
more
age
appropriate
and
developmentally
sensitive
ways
of
teaching
that
history.
Overall
this
was
an
incredibly
experience,
and
I
suspect
it
will
take
two-three
more
visits
to
explore
the
whole
museum.
The
gift
shop
closes
at
five
on,
thirty
minutes
before
the
museum
closes.
The
lowest
floor/section
did
not
have
any
benches.
I
have
spinal
nerve
damage
due
to
my
cancer
history
and
not
having
a
spot
to
sit
down
along
the
way
was
really
unfortunate.
The
back
section
and
other
floors
had
benches
every
now
and
then.
Overall
an
incredible
experience,
we
will
definitely
be
going
back
a
few
times.
Those
child
sized
shackles
will
live
in
my
mind
forever.
Nothing
anyone
says
will
ever
justify
or
fix
the
injustice
of
the
mere
idea,
let
alone
creation
and
usage
of
such
a
thing.
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