Sundown Towns

Dublin Core

Title

Sundown Towns

Description

A collection of primary sources related to the topic of segregation and sundown towns

Creator

William Tillman

Collection Items

Sundown Sign
A sign indicating that it is illegal for any other race besides whites to be in city limits after dark.

A Young Woman Holds a Banner at the Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C.
This is a photograph of a young woman at the Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963.

Cumming Race Riot Article
This newspaper article is one written at the time the rice riots were happening in Forsyth county and detail its expulsion of African Americans in the county

The Negro Motorist Green Book
This book is one of the sources African Americans had available to explicitly tell them what towns/counties they could or couldn't stay in over night.

Michigan Sundown Sign
A sign in Detroit, Michigan created by white community member in an attempt to prevent African Americans from moving into the community.

Defendants in 1912 Forsyth County Trial
Photo taken 10/2/1912. Although not identified by the newspaper they are believed to be: (Left to Right) Trussie (Jane) Daniel, Oscar Daniel, Tony Howell (defendant in Ellen Gracie rape), Ed Collins (witness), Isaiah Pirkle (witness for Howell), and…

Ku Klux Klan Parade
Klan members gather in Washington, D.C. for a parade

Paragould, Arkansas Band
A band playing in the street

Atlanta Georgian Cumming Article
An article detailing Governor Brown sending militia troops to Cumming to quell the race riots happening
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