Sundown Towns: The Hidden History of American Racism by James W. Loewen

Sundown Towns: The Hidden History of American Racism

James W. Loewen

562 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction history race sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Loewen (emeritus, sociology, U. of Vermont) exposes the history and persistence of "sundown towns," so-named for the signs often found at their corporate limits warning African Americans and other minorities not to be found in the town after dusk....

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informative 100%
challenging 75%
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reflective 33%
dark 16%
emotional 16%
tense 8%

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fast 8%

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