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| Creator: | Loewen, James |
| Title: | Sundown towns |
| Date: | 1890-1968 |
| Description: | Entry describing sundown towns in Arkansas, common during the mid-twentieth century in northwest Arkansas, sundown towns sought to purge cities of African-Americans by threatening violence if an African-American was caught in the town after dark. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. |
| Types: | Articles | Flyers |
| Subjects: | African Americans--Violence against--Arkansas | Intimidation--Arkansas | Harassment--Arkansas | Signs and signboards--Arkansas | Race discrimination--Arkansas | Threats of violence--Arkansas | Terrorism--Arkansas | Hate crimes--Arkansas | Brightstar (Ark.) | Miller County (Ark.) | Blytheville (Ark.) | Mississippi County (Ark.) | Paragould (Ark.) | Greene County (Ark.) | Springdale (Ark.) | Washington County (Ark.) |
| Collection: | Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture |
| Institution: | Richard C. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies |
| Contributors: | Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture |
| Online Publisher: | [Little Rock, Ark.] : The Central Arkansas Library System | 2006-04-26 |
| Rights and Usage: | copyright Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture 2007 |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=3658 |
