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COL Mustard

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35. I know that racism and other problems weren't Southern only

Reply to Zoomie1986 (Reply #33)

Mon Sep 2, 2024, 05:21 PM

Sep 2024

I'd never given thought about sundown towns outside my own experience.

Live and learn! Thanks! Hopefully we can someday put that bad experience behind us. Someday.

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Donald Trump Faces Backlash Over Rally Locations: 'Sundown Towns' [View all] Swede Sep 2024 OP

Good..expose them because they're counting on us to be complacent or not aware Deuxcents Sep 2024 #1

I say let these racist morons keep preaching to the choir as they're sure not... brush Sep 2024 #26

Wow! ananda Sep 2024 #2

This needs to get loud;. LizBeth Sep 2024 #3

Oh! I see what you did there, Donald. Baitball Blogger Sep 2024 #4

He heard there was talk that he was sundowning and thought, "Oh, I'll show them sundowning." tanyev Sep 2024 #5

Remember that he is a weirdo. Tell him that "sundowning" is a symptom of dementia. Maraya1969 Sep 2024 #10

I recall seeing enigmania Sep 2024 #6

Oh My God! Try to find a lawyer who might want to sue these jackasses. Maraya1969 Sep 2024 #9

The signs aren't there anymore Zoomie1986 Sep 2024 #32

... speak easy Sep 2024 #17

Somehow seems appropriate for the Sundowning Candidate 0rganism Sep 2024 #7

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I didn't know originally what a 'sundown' town was, and now I do. SWBTATTReg Sep 2024 #8

Here's a piece on the origins, history, and story of the Green book used by Black People for safer travel. ancianita Sep 2024 #15

Thank you! / The hate is still there, these ordinances should have been all wiped out decades and decades SWBTATTReg Sep 2024 #19

Most welcome! I believe I posted these back in 2020 when we were focused on rethug racism at the time. ancianita Sep 2024 #20

Yikes! Zephyrhills is on the list? ecstatic Sep 2024 #28

I learned a while back when I first posted it, that some towns' elected leaders either never knew ancianita Sep 2024 #30

Yes, they dug that one law out of the books dated 1864 or something, related to abortion, SWBTATTReg Sep 2024 #41

Those two demographics are big. I'm sure there are still so so many state/county/town level laws that ancianita Sep 2024 #42

Very interesting, and one that I really think should be considered. I remember the noise when they pulled out this SWBTATTReg Sep 2024 #43

+1000. Yeah we really need these laws off the books. ecstatic Sep 2024 #44

Donald "Whites Only" tRump Blue Owl Sep 2024 #11

This is finally getting out. I hope more than Newsweek will pick this up Bev54 Sep 2024 #12

This is how the segment on Rachel would begin BaronChocula Sep 2024 #16

Just locking down the KKK vote...nt Wounded Bear Sep 2024 #13

He can't do anything right BaronChocula Sep 2024 #14

He didn't know ... live love laugh Sep 2024 #18

I don't know what "backlash" mean in this context. Gore1FL Sep 2024 #21

That's because he feels safe among armed white people. 😉 usonian Sep 2024 #22

I thought Sundown Towns were only in the Deep South. COL Mustard Sep 2024 #23

They were everywhere. Zoomie1986 Sep 2024 #33

I know that racism and other problems weren't Southern only COL Mustard Sep 2024 #35

Saw this here malaise Sep 2024 #24

A friend of mine grew up in Kokomo Indiana Orrex Sep 2024 #25

Taking a page from the racist reagan playbook: evolves Sep 2024 #27

This is BS Zoomie1986 Sep 2024 #34

OK-- I stand corrected. evolves Sep 2024 #37

Is this where he said that he didn't need their votes, he had plenty of votes? nature-lover Sep 2024 #29

Well, it's not like POC are all that well reprresented at his rallies for hate Warpy Sep 2024 #31

POC gotta be paid to attend. usonian Sep 2024 #36

P25 is a cookbook! orthoclad Sep 2024 #38

Steal more! usonian Sep 2024 #40

Makes 'em a damn sight smarter than his usual fan club. Warpy Sep 2024 #39