[blockquote type=”center”]”On July 4, 1910, for example, black heavyweight Jack Johnson defeated Jim Jeffries, the ‘Great White Hope,’ in Reno, Nevada. African Americans rejoiced in the victory of one of their own, until they came up against the response of white Americans to Jeffrie’s defeat. Whites attacked African Americans in at least 30 American cities. In Slocum, Texas, they killed 20; all others fled. So Slocum became a sundown town in response to a boxing match more than a thousand miles away.” (167)[/blockquote]

How can events hundreds or thousands of miles away affect us? Are there any you can think of?

I live 2 blocks away from Planters Peanuts headquarters, and I have never thought about the nut-eating habits of the nation before. But what if everyone quit eating peanuts? What would happen to our city? Are there any national stories that might impact your local area? Are there any racial stories in the news that might affect your area?

[blockquote type=”center”]”Concealment has been especially vital in the suburbs. The system of racial status that sundown suburbs embody needs mystification to work.” (423)[/blockquote]

How are we seeking to unveil what is hidden?   What are some things we can do, and are we becoming the people who can do them?

What makes you stay silent? What drives you to speak up?

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An Integrated Life

a series studying the book Sundown Towns by James Loewen

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Part 1 – A Series
Part 2 – Our Racist Foundations
Part 3 – What Are We Taught Is Normal?
Part 4 – All Whites Are Responsible
Part 5 – What Are You Known For Supporting
Part 6 – What Makes You Stay Silent?
Part 7 – Gravitating Towards the Comfortable
Part 8 – Social Exclusion
Part 9 – Restrictive Covenants and Governments
Part 10 – Do You Live in a Sundown Town? Before You Say No…
Part 11 – Still Forming Sundown Towns Today
Part 12 – Sundown Suburbs = NIMBY

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