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Greer County, Oklahoma, was a sundown county as late as 1903. [138] Holdenville, Oklahoma, was a place where "notices had been posted for the Negroes not to let the sun go down on them in said towns" in 1904. [135] Marlow, Oklahoma, once had signs stating, "Negro, don't let the sun go down on you here."
Category:Sundown towns in California. Category. : Sundown towns in California. This category lists populated places in California that at any point practiced a form of segregation known as a sundown town. Some of these places may be counties or neighborhoods rather than towns.
I. Sundown towns in Illinois (9 P) Sundown towns in Indiana (15 P) Sundown towns in Iowa (1 P)
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. They were most prevalent before the 1950s.
1659383, 2411418. Website. www.ci.piedmont.ca.us. Piedmont is a small city located in Alameda County, California, United States, enclaved by the city of Oakland. Its residential population was 11,270 at the 2020 census. [7] The name comes from the region of Piedmont in Italy, and it means 'foothill'.
Taft (formerly Moron, Moro, and Siding Number Two) [9] is a city in the foothills at the extreme southwestern edge of the San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California. Taft is located 32 miles (51 km) west-southwest of Bakersfield, [9] at an elevation of 955 feet (291 m). [7] The population was 9,327 at the 2010 census.
Sundown towns in the United States. This category lists populated places in the United States that at any point practiced a form of segregation known as a sundown town. Some of these places may be counties or neighborhoods rather than towns.
06-55520 [2] GNIS ID. 277573 [2] Website. townofparadise.com. Paradise is a town in Butte County, California, United States, in the Sierra Nevada foothills above the northeastern Sacramento Valley. [2] As of the 2020 census, the town population was 4,764, a decline of over 80% from the 26,218 residents recorded in the 2010 census.