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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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WorldAtlas has released a list of 10 underappreciated North Carolina towns, with several of their favorite hidden gems located in Western North Carolina. ... falls at Catawba Falls near Old Fort ...
Founded as a winter health resort for Northerners, [6] land for the establishment of a town was purchased in 1884 [6] and the town was incorporated on March 7, 1887. [7] [8] As of 1898, it was a sundown town where African Americans were not allowed to reside or conduct business. [9]
3. BLOWING ROCK, NC. Blowing Rock will literally blow your mind. Pun intended. In all seriousness, this charming little town in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, along the scenic Blue Ridge ...
Pinebluff is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,337 at the 2010 census. ... As of 1909, Pinebluff was a sundown town, ...
Bakersville is also home to the North Carolina Rhododendron Festival. The pageant attracts visitors from across the state and nation, most notably Richard Nixon in 1968. Historian and sociologist James W. Loewen has identified Bakersville as one of several possible sundown towns in North Carolina. [8]