Sundown Towns by James Loewen (Mack Lessons Radio Show: 6/19/08) 1/2

Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism

From Maine to California, thousands of communities kept out African Americans (or sometimes Chinese Americans, Jewish Americans, etc.) by force, law, or custom. These communities are sometimes called "sundown towns" because some of them posted signs at their city limits reading, typically, "Nigger, Don't Let The Sun Go Down On You In ___." Some towns are still all white on purpose. Their chilling stories have been joined more recently by the many elite (and some not so elite) suburbs like Grosse Pointe, MI, or Edina, MN, that have excluded nonwhites by "kinder gentler means." When I began this research, I expected to find about 10 sundown towns in Illinois (my home state) and perhaps 50 across the country. Instead, I have found more than 440 in Illinois and thousands across the United States. This is their story; it is the first book ever written on the topic.

-book summary from academic homepage of James Loewen

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[bjhunni1]

There were black soldiers in the Confedearcy like "Louis Napoleon nelson" (check that name at google)!

[Bestmanme08]

READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!

Google "Proof this bad book is not trustworthy" and see how Loewen lied in one book about Egypt having writing and all of Europe not having it at the same time!

[CTyankee4277]

I just finished reading this book. It def opened up my mind to how US suburbs and exurbs were formed. I always thought it was in the South where this bigotry went on & to my surprise it's more in the midwest & even Northeast. I live in CT which is pretty tolerant, but even here there was prejudice - i.e, the uber wealthy Darien (NYC suburb) banned Jews for decades. Shameful. Everyone should read this at least once - your views on suburbia will never been the same, regardless of race.

[ddhdearlove]

@makezmuzic wow! great info!!!!

[kreuztraeger]

@promotingfreedom - Obvious troll is obvious. Disappear.

[promotingfreedom]

you a sick racist mother*****F*****er its because of people like you and people like obama that this country will go to shit I hope you fu++=en burn in hell

[xxShannonGreenxx]

The KKK was founded by ex-Confederate General, Nathan Bedford Forrest

[rabbit007888]

barnes and nobles sells audio c'd's by this guy, he says the original kkk was the democratic party.

[twalk2008]

I just ordered that book as well.

[twalk2008]

you listen to king flex too? I've read his book the art of macking.