Are there any towns/counties in the US a certain race just cannot go? (apartment, school)

[MetroBTR]

Fayette, Mississippi. Blacks took over and ran most whites out of town after all the Medgar Evers stuff. The town is now about 99.5% black.

[Smtchll]

My dad said that his hometown in OK used to have a sign that said (in a vulgar way) "blacks stay out" And he said that no black people ever lived there or passed through. But when I went there this past summer, I saw black people and no one seemed to make a big deal. Times change. The town is home to a large Native American population, but my dad said that whites & Native Americans got along fine.

[desert sun]

my mom said in her small town in Colorado which I wont name, had a black or mexican family move in,I dont remember which race it was though but anyways they were eventually ran out of town in a short time.

[miamiman]

During discrimination there were many "sundown" towns where Blacks were told not to venture after sundown for fear of racially motivated violence.

One of those areas was Forsyth County, GA outside of Atlanta. Forsyth County had a fairly large Klan population, and many Blacks avoided moving to the county.

As of the latest census, Blacks make up only .7% of the Forsyth County's population. In neighboring Fulton County (home to Atlanta) Blacks make up nearly 45% of the total population.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by desert sun

my mom said in her small town in Colorado which I wont name, had a black or mexican family move in,I dont remember which race it was though but anyways they were eventually ran out of town in a short time.

Why not name it? You might help someone with your information.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by ogre

I've heard that the Klan does not like Catholics. If that's the case, it's doubtful that they had a high Catholic membership. Although . . . I also understand that "the Klan" is actually not one highly cohesive organization, but more a loosely connected collection of smaller organizations, so possibly they took on a tone that reflected the local population in New England. The point that the Klan has not been limited to the South is well taken, though. I've heard stories about Klan activity in the Northeast, and some of their greatest strength in the early 20th century was in Indiana, where, if I'm not mistaken, the governor was a Klansman, and the Klan pretty much ran the state government.

As for the idea that anyone of any race or ethnicity could go anywhere and most likely be left alone, this is probably true. However, there will always be the occasional bad exception.

Exactly and all of that is pretty much true.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by miamiman

During discrimination there were many "sundown" towns where Blacks were told not to venture after sundown for fear of racially motivated violence.

One of those areas was Forsyth County, GA outside of Atlanta. Forsyth County had a fairly large Klan population, and many Blacks avoided moving to the county.

As of the latest census, Blacks make up only .7% of the Forsyth County's population. In neighboring Fulton County (home to Atlanta) Blacks make up nearly 45% of the total population.

Yup....Here's some good information on Sundown Towns:Sundown town - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sundown Towns by James W. Loewen

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Orcinus

[westhou]

Originally Posted by desert sun

my mom said in her small town in Colorado which I wont name, had a black or mexican family move in,I dont remember which race it was though but anyways they were eventually ran out of town in a short time.

it's strange that you can run someone out of town nowadays. was it a mob with pitchforks and torches?

[censusdata]

I know this thread is about places where one race can't go, but I'd like to give a shoot out to place where people think it's like that and it's not.

The mining towns in Eastern Kentucky are a lot more diverse than most people think. The little coal town where my father is from is 25% Black and 20% Catholic - much more diverse than Louisville or Lexington.

Some nearby coal towns listed by percent African American

Benham - 10%
Harlan 7%
McRoberts - 5%
Cumberland - 5%
Middlesboro - 5%
Pineville - 4%
Barbourville - 3%
Coal Run Village - 2% Black & 3% Asian

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by censusdata

I know this thread is about places where one race can't go, but I'd like to give a shoot out to place where people think it's like that and it's not.

The mining towns in Eastern Kentucky are a lot more diverse than most people think. The little coal town where my father is from is 25% Black and 20% Catholic - much more diverse than Louisville or Lexington.

Some nearby coal towns listed by percent African American

Benham - 10%
Harlan 7%
McRoberts - 5%
Cumberland - 5%
Middlesboro - 5%
Pineville - 4%
Barbourville - 3%
Coal Run Village - 2% Black & 3% Asian

True and that spills over into West Virginia, Virgina and Eastern Tennessee too. Actually, some of the towns in southern WV have pretty high Black percentages like Welch and Gary.

By the way, what is the name of the town your dad is from? What might be more odd is that the people in some of those towns stick together more than mixed communities in other parts of the state and the South.