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2005 INDIES Finalist
Finalist, History (Adult Nonfiction)

James Loewen
The New Press (August 2005)
Hardcover $29.95 (576pp)


If slavery is white America’s greatest crime committed against Black America, then “sundown towns” might be its best-kept dirty secret. Sundown towns are racist communities that prevented African Americans—by illegal regulations, intimidation, or violence—from remaining in town after... Read More

