Sundown towns

[opebo]

sure Nym.

Growing up in exurban and rural Missouri I remember hearing many tales of black families being run out of towns in the 'old days'.  The most commonplace was either burning down their house or throwing in a stick of dynamite.

It is no coincidence that the small town black population is concentrated - for example in Jefferson County almost all lived in Crystal City or Festus, while lots of other towns to this day have almost no blacks whatsoever.

[opebo]

This seems a bit overblown to me.

Very humorous, considering the use of dynamite by the sundowners!  Good one dazzleman.

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Hah, leave it to you to blame the victim as always, racist.

[opebo]

Actually... in MOST White Flight areas of the past few decades the Blacks moving in were middle class Blacks - they're far more likely both to be able to leave the Ghetto, and to want to do so.

Correct Lewis Trondheim - the blacks the whites flee are the middle class uncle toms they claim to condone.