The social costs of sundown towns on whites, blacks, and the social system are then detailed and recommendations for fixing this blight on the body politic are proffered. In considering the sociology of sundown towns he investigates the causes that underlie the existence of sundown towns and discusses why the phenomena has remained largely hidden.

He historically situates the rise of the sundown town movement in the years following the Civil War describes the mechanisms of violence, threats, law, and policy that were used to force minorities out of Northern and Western towns into the big cities and charts the continued existence of such communities. 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. Publication date 2005 Topics Rassendiskriminierung, United States - History, Local, United States - Race relations, États-Unis - Histoire locale, Suburban life, Suburbs, Vorstadt, Stadtbevölkerung, États-Unis - Relations raciales, United States, Cities and towns - United States, African Americans - Segregation, City and town life - United States, Suburbs - United States, Discrimination in housing - United States, Suburban life - United States, Noirs américains - Ségrégation, Racism - United States, Banlieues - États-Unis, Petites villes - États-Unis, Vie de la banlieue - États-Unis, Vie urbaine - États-Unis, Racisme - États-Unis, Discrimination dans le logement - États-Unis, Cities and towns, Discrimination in housing, City and town life, Racism, Race relations, USA, Schwarze Publisher New York : New Press : Distributed in the United States by Norton Collection inlibrary printdisabled marygrovecollege internetarchivebooks americana Digitizing sponsor Kahle/Austin Foundation Contributor Internet Archive Language English

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