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RIP. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_W._Loewen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_W._Loewen Loewen also wrote about "sunset towns", another vile strategy
by specialist 5y ago
RIP.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_W._Loewen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_W._Loewen
Loewen also wrote about "sunset towns", another vile strategy for enforcing racial segregation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundown_town https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundown_town
I grew up in a very white, very affluent area. I was gobsmacked when I learned about sunset laws, that most of the prime real estate had been seized during the internment of Japanese, etc, etc. Topics definitely not taught in school, nor discussed in the press.
FWIW, my introduction to a lot of these topics and themes was David Neiwert's Orcinus blog in the aughts. https://dneiwert.blogspot.com https://dneiwert.blogspot.com
- gumby 5y agoThere weren't merely sunset towns -- Oregon wrote the sunset clause into it's state constitution!
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoIs it still there?
- gumby 5y agoNo