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Sundown towns consist of all-white, or dominantly white neighborhoods that practices forms of segregation that enforce unfair laws against other races, known as “undesirables”. These “undesirables” consisted of African Americans, Jewish, Chinese, Japanese, and Native or Mexican Americans. However, in chapter one of Sundown Towns, author, James Lowe concentrates on how African Americans across the country were expelled from their towns and homes. However, although Lowe has a lot of years of study under his belt and makes many credible valid points, some claims made by Lowe seem fairly opinionated, unreliable, and sometimes pointless. Lowe’s main goal is to not let the history of segregation and slavery be forgotten. In this case, I do agree

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