sundown towns

A form of sundown town — A place or jurisdiction that prohibits or discourages a certain class of people, typically a certain race or ethnicity, from living there or remaining there after sundown, or, in some cases, from visiting during the day.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of sundown town
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sundown towns. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sundown%20towns

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“sundown towns.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sundown%20towns. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sundown towns,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sundown%20towns.

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