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Old 10-27-2012, 12:05 PM
 
Location: North of Canada, but not the Arctic
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1.Sundown TownA small town (mainly in the South) where black people are beaten and sometimes kidnapped after the sun goes down.

Urban Dictionary: sundown town
(I had to look it up. )

You're kidding, right?
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Old 10-27-2012, 12:18 PM
 
Location: Grosse Ile Michigan
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Growing up on.the west side of the state I alawats heard things about Howell like it was still a sundown town. It might not bevthe same today but that is the stigma.
Today? It never was. people who spread rumors love drama. Saying things like that are much more dramatic amd make htem feel important.

It is hard not to be disgusted with such people or think them idiots. The rumors were spread around simply because a Grand wizard or grand poobah or somethign lived about 10 miles outside the city and had rallies at his farm. He brought is wackos form all over. it never had anything to do with the city, but everyone thought it did. They did have some sort of building in Howell, at least I hope it was theirs, we used to go throw rocks at the windows at night when I was in HS and really stupid.
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Old 10-27-2012, 03:17 PM
 
Location: On the brink of WWIII
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Just the other day a very uninformed friend said she would NEVER stop in Howell (nigh or day) for anything.

I laughed. She repeated the grand wizard story. I laughed. Told her he had lived 20-30 miles outta town and has been dead a number of years.

Told her I even see BLACK PEOPLE at the farmer's market. Suggested she come out tomorrow for the last farmer's market of the season to see for herself.

Told he I would take pictures and email her.
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Old 10-28-2012, 12:04 AM
 
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It is o the list for Michigan Ijs it might not be true but that's the perception
Sundown Towns in the United States -The Homepage of James ... sundown.afro.illinois.edu/...file=sundowntown…
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Old 10-28-2012, 12:08 AM
 
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Sundown Towns in the United States

Here us the right link.
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Old 10-28-2012, 03:03 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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Sundown Towns in the United States

Here us the right link.
So if people really want to judge a city based on it's racial history, then Detroit is no different than Howell. But lo and behold, Detroit today praises its African American history despite having had neighborhoods that blacks weren't ever allowed in until literally when whites built new homes in the suburbs and didn't care for Detroit anymore.

I think we should all follow the city council's logic and disassociate ourselves from cities that have had former injustices against minorities. Except, Livonia, Novi, Troy, Southfield, Dearborn, Warren... and especially Detroit, ugh.
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Old 10-28-2012, 10:36 AM
 
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The 1920s KKK was mostly anti-Catholic, at least in the Midwest.

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DId you know there were a lot of KKK people living in New York 80 years ago? There were quite a few living there 20 years ago and some still live there now. Did that make you unsafe in New York?
I agree that the city council is stupid. The City of Howell should find a reason to sue the city of Detroit.
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Old 09-12-2016, 09:52 AM
 
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Charles Pugh: So sad.
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