Sundown towns
Subtitle: a hidden dimension of American racism
By: James W. Loewen.
Edition: 1st Touchstone ed.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 562
ISBN-13: 9780743294485
Subjects: African Americans -- Segregation; Cities and towns -- United States; Suburbs -- United States; City and town life -- United States; Suburban life -- United States; Discrimination in housing -- United States; Racism -- United States; United States -- History, Local; United States -- Race relations
Other titles: Center for Educational Pluralism Collection.
Notes: Originally published: New York : New Press, c2005.

"A Touchstone Book".

Includes bibliographical references (p. [457]-524) and index.

Available at the Center for Educational Pluralism, located in Miller Hall 250.
Table of contents: title: PART I: INTRODUCTION: The importance of sundown towns; title: The nadir: incubator of sundown towns; title: PART II: THE HISTORY OF SUNDOWN TOWNS: The great retreat; title: How sundown towns were created; title: Sundown suburbs; title: PART III: THE SOCIOLOGY OF SUNDOWN TOWNS: Underlying causes; title: Catalysts and origin myths; title: Hidden in plain view: knowing and non knowing about sundown towns; title: PART IV: SUNDOWN TOWNS IN OPERATION: Enforcement; title: Exception to the sundown rule; title: PART V: EFFECTS OF SUNDOWN TOWNS: The effect of sundown towns on Whites; title: The effect of sundown towns on Blacks; title: The effect of sundown towns on the social system; title: PART VI: THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF SUNDOWN TOWNS:  Sundown towns today; title: The remedy: integrated neighborhoods and towns; title: Appendix :  Methodological notes on Table 1.