Episode 608 - Sundown Towns of Chicago with Ernest Crim III

Send us Fan MailMany towns in the Chicago area were established to be all-white, keeping out Blacks, Asians, Jews, Native Americans, and others, allowing minorities to work in those towns but not live there. Those individuals also needed to be gone by sundown.Find all things Ernest Crim III at ernestcrim.com. Signed copies of Mr. Crim's book “The ABC’s of Affirming Black Children" can be found at https://www.ernestcrim.com/shop.Show your support of the show for the cost of a coffee:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistoryLeave me a voice message - just click on the microphone in the lower right corner here:https://www.chicagohistorypod.comUp your cocktail or Sodastream game with Portland craft syrups!https://portlandsyrups.com/collections/all?sca_ref=1270971.MO4APpJH1kNeed music for YOUR projects? Audiio has got you covered. Try a free trial here:https://audiio.com/pricing?oid=1&affid=481Anything purchased through the links below may generate a small commission for this podcast at no cost to you and help offset production costs.BOOKS:Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism by James W. Loewenhttps://amzn.to/3xBW8va (Hardcover)https://amzn.to/3KihHZj (Kindle)Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your History Textbook Got Wrong  by James W. Loewenhttps://amzn.to/3xAsXJbLies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong by James W. Loewenhttps://amzn.to/3I4SLBYBlack History Saved My Life: How My Viral Hate Crime Led to an Awakening by Ernest Crim IIIhttps://amzn.to/3S8xtrGABCs of Affirming Black Children, The by Ernest Crim IIIhttps://amzn.to/3KjN3imTry Amazon Kindle Unlimited for FREE here: https://amzn.to/2WsP1GHChicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://chicago-history-podcast.creator-spring.com/Chicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com):https://www.chicagohistorypod.comChicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks AT gmail.com)Support the show