In conclusion to this week's open thread topic on Sundown towns, I will highlight some more back history and sundown towns that existed in California. The fictional character Tarzan may have lived in the "darkest Africa", but his creator Edgar Rice Burroughs was born in one Sundown town, Oak Park and used his funding to create another sundown town; Tarzana, California. one … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Sundown Towns
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Monday Open Thread: The History of Sundown Towns
It's Monday, POU Family. It's a new week, new weekly thread. This week's topic talks about modern day sundown towns. I have been reading a book by James W. Loewen, a historian and sociologist, called Sundown Towns- A Hidden Dimension of American Racism. It is one of the first full length books on the subject of Sundown Towns. A sundown town was a town, city or … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: The History of Sundown Towns