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The term "sundown town" derives from the practice of all-white towns erecting signage alerting non-whites to vacate the area before sundown. [1] Sundown towns might include entire sundown counties and sundown suburbs and may be strengthened by the local presence of the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacy organization.
t. e. Sundown towns, also known as sunset towns, gray towns, or sundowner towns, are all- white municipalities or neighborhoods in the United States. They are considered towns that practiced or still practice a form of racial segregation by excluding non-whites via some combination of discriminatory local laws, intimidation or violence.
I. Sundown towns in Illinois (10 P) Sundown towns in Indiana (15 P) Sundown towns in Iowa (1 P)
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.
S. Southern Pines, North Carolina. Categories: African-American history of North Carolina. History of racism in North Carolina. Sundown towns in the United States by state. White American culture in North Carolina.
Category:Sundown towns in California - Wikipedia. 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.
Category. : Sundown towns in Ohio. This category lists populated places in Ohio that at any point practiced a form of segregation known as a sundown town. Some of these places may be unincorporated areas or neighborhoods rather than municipalities.
S. Scranton, Kansas. Stockton, Kansas. Categories: Sundown towns in the United States by state. History of racism in Kansas. Kansas society. White American culture in Kansas.