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Jason Aldean’s ‘Small Town’: A Pro-Lynching Anthem?

Andrew Lee

July 25, 2023

Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town” faces backlash for glorifying vigilante violence and the legacy of sundown towns and lynchings.

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The Shameful History of Sundown Towns

Renée Cherez

November 15, 2022

Beyond the legal segregation of the Jim Crow South, the U.S. is full of municipalities that were dangerous for Black travelers.

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Jason Aldean’s ‘Small Town’: A Pro-Lynching Anthem?

The Shameful History of Sundown Towns

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