sundown towns

Jason Aldean’s ‘Small Town’: A Pro-Lynching Anthem?
A drone shot looking down main street of a small town in the midwest during sunset.

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

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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1201 676 Andrew Lee
The Shameful History of Sundown Towns
A drone shot looking down main street of a small town in the midwest during sunset.

The Shameful History of Sundown Towns

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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1201 676 Renée Cherez
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