Loewen, James W., <br/><br/>
Sundown towns :  a hidden dimension of American racism / 
James W. Loewen. 
 - xxii, 568 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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 . 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781620974346 1620974347 9781620974681 1620974681 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African Americans--Segregation.<br/>Cities and towns--United States.<br/>Suburbs--United States.<br/>City and town life--United States.<br/>Suburban life--United States.<br/>Discrimination in housing--United States.<br/>Racism--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History, Local.<br/>United States--Race relations.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E185.615  / .L577 2018