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Sundown towns : a hidden dimension of American racism / James W. Loewen.
Van Pelt Library E185.615 .L577 2018
By Request
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Loewen, James W., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sundown towns.
- African Americans--Segregation.
- African Americans.
- Cities and towns--United States.
- Cities and towns.
- Suburbs--United States.
- Suburbs.
- United States.
- City and town life--United States.
- City and town life.
- Suburban life--United States.
- Suburban life.
- Discrimination in housing--United States.
- Discrimination in housing.
- Racism--United States.
- Racism.
- Race relations.
- United States--History, Local.
- Local history.
- United States--Race relations.
- Genre:
- Local history.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 568 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : The New Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- Investigates segregation practices in the northern sections of twentieth-century America revealing how racial exclusion and oppression persisted into the contemporary era, in an account that challenges modern beliefs about race and racism.
- Contents:
- Preface to the 2018 edition
- Note to the reader
- Part I:introduction. The importance of sundown towns ; The nadir: incubator of sundown towns
- Part II: the history of sundown towns: The great retreat ; How sundown towns were created ; Sundown suburbs
- Part III: the sociology of sundown towns: Underlying causes ; Catalysts and origin myths ; Hidden in plain view: knowing and not knowing about sundown towns
- Part IV: sundown towns in operation. Enforcement ; Exceptions to the sundown rule
- Part V: Effects of sundown towns. The effect of sundown towns on Whites ; The effect of sundown towns on Blacks ; The effect of sundown towns on the social system
- Part VI: the present and future of sundown towns. Sundown towns today ; The remedy: integrated neighborhoods and towns
- Appendix A: methodological notes on Table 1
- Appendix B: how to confirm sundown towns .
- Notes:
- "Originally published in the United States by The New Press, 2005."--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781620974346
- 1620974347
- 9781620974681
- 1620974681
- OCLC:
- 1029803624
- Publisher Number:
- 99978707400
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