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EPISODE · Feb 13, 2020 · 50 MIN

Episode 2.4: Sundown

from My Racist Friend · host bloomingtoncc

This episode, Don and Amy invite two guests into their conversation. Aleisha Kropf asks Dr. LaShawn Williams to help her explore what it means to discover your hometown was a Sundown Town, even when you don't visit anymore. Along the way, the group discusses the culture of silence, parenting children of color, and passing as a means of survival. Additional resources: "Was your town a sundown town?" (James Loewen, UU World, 2/18/2008) "'Sundown towns': Midwest confronts its complicated racial legacy" (Jack Shuler, CSM, 3/27/2017) Follow the Bloomington Center for Connection on Facebook to find out more about the 2020 Relational Summit, to be held in Bloomington, Indiana on May 14-17. Buy "Your Racist Friend" by They Might Be Giants on iTunes

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