Segregation in the US: Difference between revisions
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and by citizens of nearby towns to mean “Ain’t No Niggers Allowed,” the | and by citizens of nearby towns to mean “Ain’t No Niggers Allowed,” the | ||
acronym the convenience store clerk confirmed in 2001. | acronym the convenience store clerk confirmed in 2001. | ||
=====Sundown Towns: 'Hiding' Racism Right in the Open===== | |||
[https://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/sundown-towns.htm by John Donovan howstuffworks] | |||
At a certain time in American history, if you happened to be of a certain racial heritage — that is to say, not white — it was probably best not to hang around after dark in certain cities and certain places. It was possibly dangerous. Sometimes deadly. | |||