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[https://greenbookglobal.com/travel-the-world/what-is-a-sundown-town/ by GREEN BOOK] | [https://greenbookglobal.com/travel-the-world/what-is-a-sundown-town/ by GREEN BOOK] | ||
Few Americans know the term “sundown town,” yet the phenomenon is ubiquitous in our country’s history. So what is a sundown town? It is any municipality that uses intimidation to deliberately exclude non-white people from its borders after sunset. | Few Americans know the term “sundown town,” yet the phenomenon is ubiquitous in our country’s history. So what is a sundown town? It is any municipality that uses intimidation to deliberately exclude non-white people from its borders after sunset. | ||
=====It’s Time for Sundown Towns to Become a More Visible Part of Illinois History. But How?===== | |||
[https://www.propublica.org/article/sundown-towns-illinois-history by Logan Jaffe 21/2/20 PROPUBLICA] | |||
I was in Springfield this week to talk about my reporting in Anna, Illinois, and sundown towns like Anna. My talk was held at the Springfield public library — which, I must point out, is officially named Lincoln Library, The Public Library of Springfield, Illinois. It was hosted by the Sangamon County Historical Society in partnership with the Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum, and, between those two organizations, the room was packed! | |||
