"You forgot one category of museum critics that are routinely ignored when issues surrounding the museum come up: Those of us who support the idea of a Civil Rights museum in Greensboro, but have been disappointed and discouraged with the museum in its current form almost from the beginning. But yes, this only adds fuel to the fire. I'm glad the audit is in the hands of the city (two months late), but that alone doesn't make up for continued questionable behavior by the museum's leadership. I thought Skip's stepping down from a direct leadership role was supposed to mark a sea change for the museum, but this just seems like more of the same. And it might not just be the museum that comes out of this looking bad - if there are no penalties (beyond a slap on the wrist) for its failure to honor its commitment with the city you can expect the city to lose credibility, too.
This is a bad way to do business for an institution that is so sorely needed. Perhaps if the museum was less concerned with controlling how visitors experience it - and had a broader focus on the history and the present state of affairs of civil rights - it would have been more successful out-of-the-gate and not find itself throwing good money after bad."
Is anyone beginning to think that perhaps it is time for a new generation of leaders here in Greensboro to step-in and take control of this city? This old man is beginning to see a light in Greensboro's youth that never existed in the leaders of today. John is about the same age as my son, Jason would be if Jason were alive today and very much like my Jason. They even look alike. Get the hell out of the way and give Greensboro's youth the chance they deserve!
