African Americans have been violently expelled from at least 50 towns, cities and counties in the United States. The majority of these expulsions occurred in the 60 years following the Civil War but continued to occur until 1954. The justifications for the expulsions varied, but often involved a crime allegedly committed by an African American, labor-related issues, or property takeovers.” Such towns were known as Sundown towns [a term I heard used to refer to Comanche] banned blacks for many years.

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