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James W. Loewen (1942-2021)

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Coral Gables

Florida

Basic Information

Type of Place
Metro Area
Politics c. 1860?
Unions, Organized Labor?

Sundown Town Status

Sundown Town in the Past?
Was there an ordinance?
Sign?
Year of Greatest Interest
Still Sundown?

Census Information

The available census data from 1860 to the present
Total White Black Asian Native Hispanic Other BHshld
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Method of Exclusion

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Group(s) Excluded

Comments

According to hearsay, Sonny Liston and Sidney Poitier had tried to buy homes in Coral Gables in the early 60s, but had been turned down. Most of the blacks who now live there are renters, black property owners are still a rarity.