

Sundown Towns
A Hidden Dimension of American Racism
Author: James W. Loewen
Narrator: Norman Dietz
Unabridged: 25 hr 49 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 04/04/2008
Synopsis
From 1999 to 2004, Professor Loewen investigated the records of thousands of towns to identify those that were all white on purpose—some of which remain so to this day. Loewen reveals that, though normally regarded as a Southern phenomenon, these so-called sundown towns were in fact abundant in the North.
In unflinching detail, Loewen traces the rise of these towns across America, chronicling their violent histories.
“James Loewen’s new book will bring shock, then indignation, then wonderment as to what we can do to justify calling ourselves a decent society.”—Howard Zinn, author