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James W. Loewen (1942-2021)

We mourn the loss of our friend and colleague and remain committed to the work he began.

Mahwah

New Jersey

Basic Information

Type of Place
Independent City or Town
Metro Area
Politics c. 1860?
Don’t Know
Unions, Organized Labor?
Don’t Know

Sundown Town Status

Sundown Town in the Past?
Possible
Was there an ordinance?
Don't Know
Sign?
Don’t Know
Year of Greatest Interest
Still Sundown?
Probably Not, Although Still Very Few Black People

Census Information

The available census data from 1860 to the present
Total White Black Asian Native Hispanic Other BHshld
1860
1870
1880
1890
1900
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000 24062 21157 519 1518 169 1028
2010
2020

Method of Exclusion

  • Police or Other Official Action
  • Private Bad Behavior
  • Zoning

Main Ethnic Group(s)

  • Unknown

Group(s) Excluded

  • Black

Comments

According to Michael N. Danielson, The Politics of Exclusion (NY: Columbia UP, 1976), when Ford opened, they refused to let UAW build subsidized housing. (p. 40)In Westchester and Nassau counties, local governments ban on residents from using parking lots next to commuter railroad, beaches, etc. (p. 41-42)