Sundown Towns: The Horrors of Racism Still Endure

Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Kara is telling us all about Sundown Towns.

We delve into the disturbing reality of sundown towns across America, exploring how these racially exclusive communities didn't just disappear with the Civil Rights movement but continue to exist in both explicit and implicit ways today.

• Sundown towns were communities where Black people and other minorities weren't allowed after dark
• These towns existed (and some still maintain these attitudes) across all regions of the U.S., not just the South
• Redlining and housing discrimination worked alongside sundown policies to create lasting segregation
• Personal accounts from Reddit show people experiencing sundown town hostility in recent months
• Truck drivers share stories of being warned to leave certain areas before dark for their safety
• The impact of these policies continues through wealth gaps, housing segregation, and cultural attitudes
• Even when laws change, the mindsets and practices often remain in more subtle forms

Please share our episode about sundown towns on your social media. This isn't just history—it's happening now, and spreading awareness is one way we can work toward change.

Reference Shout Outs: 

•  https://www.reddit.com/r/blackladies/comments/1dnp7zs/considering_sundown_towns_while_on_road_trips/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

• https://www.reddit.com/r/blackmen/comments/1j306ig/have_you_ever_had_an_experience_being_caught_in_a/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minden%2C_Nevada?utm_source=chatgpt.com

• https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1iw4ppe/serious_white_people_of_reddit_who_have_lived_in/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

• https://www.reddit.com/r/illinois/comments/1j0xw42/megathread_recording_the_history_of_illinois/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

• https://www.reddit.com/r/roadtrip/comments/1k5jvdh/does_anyone_else_worry_about_sundown_towns_when/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundown_town 

• https://justice.tougaloo.edu/sundown-towns/using-the-sundown-towns-database/state-map/ 

• https://justice.tougaloo.edu/sundown-towns 

• https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-08-26/what-sundown-towns-represent-for-black-drivers-today 

• https://www.wypr.org/2021-12-22/what-sundown-towns-discriminatory-all-white-neighborhoods-represent-for-black-drivers 

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundown_town

• https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/sundown-towns 

• https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2024-06-10/examining-the-history-and-legacy-of-sundown-towns-in-connecticut 

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Negro_Motorist_Green_Book

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sundown_towns_in_the_United_States

• https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining 

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redlining 

• https://ncrc.org/the-lasting-impact-of-redlining  

• https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/aboutfheo/history 

• https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-holc-redlining-maps-their-contents-and-limits 

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