Illinois
Basic Information
- Type of Place
- Independent City or Town
- Metro Area
- Politics c. 1860?
- Unions, Organized Labor?
Sundown Town Status
- Sundown Town in the Past?
- Probable
- Was there an ordinance?
- Yes, Strong Oral Tradition
- Sign?
- Yes, Strong Oral Tradition
- Year of Greatest Interest
- Still Sundown?
- Probably
Census Information
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| 1990 | 1143 | |||||||
| 2000 | 1125 | 1112 | 0 | |||||
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| 2020 |
Method of Exclusion
- Violence Towards Newcomers
- Reputation
Main Ethnic Group(s)
Group(s) Excluded
- Black
Comments
woman in Windsor agreed to care for a mixed-race black baby for a couple of weeks. Result: a cross was burned in her front yard, c.1990.
According to a resident who was caring for a mixed-race Black baby for a few weeks, she was threatened, her children were threatened, and a cross was burned in her yard. Another resident stated that a local priest had made it quite clear that Blacks were not welcome in Windsor.