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James W. Loewen (1942-2021)

We mourn the loss of our friend and colleague and remain committed to the work he began.

Santa Cruz

California

Basic Information

Type of Place
Metro Area
Politics c. 1860?
Unions, Organized Labor?

Sundown Town Status

Sundown Town in the Past?
Was there an ordinance?
Sign?
Year of Greatest Interest
Still Sundown?

Census Information

The available census data from 1860 to the present
Total White Black Asian Native Hispanic Other BHshld
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Method of Exclusion

Main Ethnic Group(s)

Group(s) Excluded

  • Black

Comments

Chicago Defender (National Edition) (1921-1967);Nov. 24, 1951; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The Chicago Defender pg.1
—, “Vandals Burn Cleric’s Home in CA,” Santa Cruz, CA. “The NAACP and the ACLU last week took steps to apprehend vandals who set fire to a dwelling here in an effort to keep a Baptist minister from moving in this all-white town.” They’re offering $500 reward for arson who burned “the recently purchased home of Rev. W M Brent a few days before he was to move into it.” Chicago Defender, 11/24/1951.