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Pages in category "Sundown towns in Oklahoma" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ada, Oklahoma; B.
A sundown town is an all-White community that shows or has shown hostility toward non-Whites. Sundown town practices may be evoked in the form of city ordinances barring people of color after dark, exclusionary covenants for housing opportunity, signage warning ethnic groups to vacate, unequal treatment by local law enforcement, and unwritten rules permitting harassment.
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Sundown towns, also known as sunset towns, gray towns, or sundowner towns, were all-white municipalities or neighborhoods in the United States. They were towns that practice a form of racial segregation by excluding non-whites via some combination of discriminatory local laws, intimidation or violence.
From Route 66 to the storied history of several Native American tribes, here's a look at WorldAtlas' picks for towns enjoying Oklahoma's slower pace.
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Oklahoma's small cities and towns cover a large swath of the Sooner State, each characterized by their rich culture, diverse experiences and unique downtowns. WorldAtlas recently listed the most ...
According to the 2020 census, Oklahoma is the 28th most populous state with 3,959,353 inhabitants but the 19th largest by land area spanning 68,594.92 square miles (177,660.0 km 2) of land. Oklahoma is divided into 77 counties and contains 596 municipalities consisting of cities and towns.