'Sundown towns' linked to lingering racial bias
A sundown town is a community that prohibited Black people from staying within its borders after dark or from owning property. This was done through laws, signs, threats, harassment or violence. More than 150 years after the end of slavery and a generation after Civil Rights refo
A sundown town is a community that prohibited Black people from staying within its borders after dark or from owning property. This was done through laws, signs, threats, harassment or violence. More than 150 years after the end of slavery and a generation after Civil Rights refo This story matters for Science & Discovery readers tracking science. Reported by phys.org. Read the full original at the source link below.
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