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DakotaLady

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9. My local public library ...

Reply to rug (Original post)

Sat Aug 16, 2014, 07:33 PM

Aug 2014

is placing the book Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism James W. Loewen (2005) on
hold for me. Looking forward to an eye-opening good read later this week.

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This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Aug 2014 #1

Don't let the sun go down on me... TeeYiYi Aug 2014 #2

I lived in a small Missouri town with a sundowner law still on the books me b zola Aug 2014 #3

___ In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #4

Kick and a big Thank You Tribalceltic Aug 2014 #5

Wow! So many of us are not aware of this. No Vested Interest Aug 2014 #6

Sundown towns ReRe Aug 2014 #7

Vidor, TX is the one I remember. n/t TexasProgresive Aug 2014 #8

I live close by and my best friend lives there. He is 100% American Indian and for a long time, he, Dustlawyer Aug 2014 #17

My local public library ... DakotaLady Aug 2014 #9

Largo Florida onethatcares Aug 2014 #10

Vidor Texas and Santa Fe Texas Gothmog Aug 2014 #11

I grew up in Ferguson Missouri GarColga Aug 2014 #12

That is simply amazing as social history and memoir. I hope you are writing and\or recording VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #14

I've been reading the book Sundown Towns gollygee Aug 2014 #18

Lots of places in NYC, Chicago, Detroit were de facto sundown towns alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #13

I grew up in one Horse with no Name Aug 2014 #15

My ex-wife is from a small town in Southwest Missouri where the old timers will Jake Stern Aug 2014 #16

K&R! countryjake Aug 2014 #19