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In reference to the Green Book, which I just had learned about last week, the US had so-called "sundown towns" [1] where it was ill-advised for people of color
by personlurking 10y ago
In reference to the Green Book, which I just had learned about last week, the US had so-called "sundown towns" [1] where it was ill-advised for people of color to be out after sundown.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundown_town https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundown_town
- tedmiston 10y agoSundown towns to some degree still exist. Maybe not so much that they are unsafe after dark, but that they're still 95+% white and intolerance still exists. Waverly, OH is one example — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waverly,_Ohio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waverly,_Ohio