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Sundown towns a hidden dimension of American racism
| Title | Sundown towns a hidden dimension of American racism |
| Names | Loewen, James W. |
| Book Number | DB062479 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | Author of Lies My Teacher Told Me (RC 41440) exposes the historical existence of both northern and southern "sundown towns"--communities with signs posted at their limits denying African Americans access after dark. Details the once-widespread phenomenon and residual practices in the twenty-first century. Violence and strong language. 2005. |
| Narrator | Quinn, Bill Andrew. |
| Local Subject | Adult Book - AD |
| Adult Non-Fiction - AN | |
| History, United States - HUS | |
| History - HST | |
| Long Book - LO | |
| Audience Notes | Male narrator. |
| Contains strong language. |
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| Contains violence. |
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| LC Subject | African Americans - Segregation |
| Cities and towns - United States |
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| City and town life - United States |
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| Discrimination in housing - United States |
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| Racism - United States |
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| Suburban life - United States |
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| Suburbs - United States |
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| United States - History, Local |
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| United States - Race relations |
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| Call Number | 363.550973091732 ANF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2005 |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2005 (American Foundation for the Blind, recording studio). |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: New York : New Press : Distributed in the United States by Norton, c2005. 156584887X |