Thanks to @zhivi's #TopicOfConversation I've been able to put the pieces together about the extra weird part of the continued recommendation that #BlackFolks just change instances if they land in a hostile one.

We've been there and done that, throughout #history.

I presumed there was general agreement among progressives that things like #SundownTowns weren’t ideal. I guess not.

#BlackMastodon #BlackFediverse #BlackFedi #BlackTwitter

@zhivi

Actually, I had *not* heard of sundown towns until recently, when I read a book on my Lois’s List, which is in fact your reference.

Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racismby James W. Loewen

This #TopicOfConversation lead me to read that James Loewen recently died…a poignant moment.

Here is his obit:
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/23/1030442282/james-loewen-author-of-lies-my-teacher-told-me-dies-at-79