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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.

Milton

West Virginia

Basic Information

Type of Place
Independent City or Town
Metro Area
Politics c. 1860?
Unions, Organized Labor?

Sundown Town Status

Sundown Town in the Past?
Possible
Was there an ordinance?
Sign?
Year of Greatest Interest
Still Sundown?
Don’t Know

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

Main Ethnic Group(s)

Group(s) Excluded

  • Black

Comments

Email from a nearby resident: “There was a sign there for years that said N****rs don’t let the sun set on your asses here.”

Phone call with former, nearby resident. She said that the only town she knew of that may fulfill the requirements of a sundown town was Milton. She said she understood it to be unfriendly to black people.