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Yesterday, inspired by #LovecraftCountry 
, I asked Black people of any sundown towns and counties that they've heard of or suspected. You can view the thread here: https://twitter.com/MorganJerkins/status/1295384518879318016
From your responses, I plotted them all onto a map:
, I asked Black people of any sundown towns and counties that they've heard of or suspected. You can view the thread here: https://twitter.com/MorganJerkins/status/1295384518879318016From your responses, I plotted them all onto a map:
So far, I plotted 180 places. Can you count them all?
There were so many that the map customizer that I used kept zooming all the way out.
There were so many that the map customizer that I used kept zooming all the way out.
Actually, correction--181 places!
Also, I did not include backroads between major cities as well as entire states, which some argued is or was all sundown.
I will continue adding to the list if need be.
I will continue adding to the list if need be.
I am making a Google doc with all the Sundown towns and counties (both historical and present) from your responses. You can see me fill in the places in real time now! #LovecraftCountry https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KJJrsnS-YJeoDGhvOy6MPP4YcCpd3bO9-QLZtCuF5PI/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KJJrsnS-YJeoDGhvOy6MPP4YcCpd3bO9-QLZtCuF5PI/edit?usp=sharing
Alright everybody, I wrote down over 200 historical and current sundown towns and counties in the link below (based off your responses).
Some were surprising--many in Oregon, a few in Canada!
How many have you traveled through? #LovecraftCountry https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KJJrsnS-YJeoDGhvOy6MPP4YcCpd3bO9-QLZtCuF5PI/edit?usp=sharing
Some were surprising--many in Oregon, a few in Canada!
How many have you traveled through? #LovecraftCountry
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KJJrsnS-YJeoDGhvOy6MPP4YcCpd3bO9-QLZtCuF5PI/edit?usp=sharing
Re: sundown towns and counties
Just to give y'all a heads up, this is what the map looked like this morning at 7 am--and this is the update less than 24 hours later #LovecraftCountry
Just to give y'all a heads up, this is what the map looked like this morning at 7 am--and this is the update less than 24 hours later #LovecraftCountry
