earch_eacr_3508 3508 eacr earch yes Sundown towns Loewen, James African Americans--Violence against--Arkansas Intimidation--Arkansas Harassment--Arkansas Signs and signboards--Arkansas Race discrimination--Arkansas Threats of violence--Arkansas Terrorism--Arkansas Hate crimes--Arkansas Entry describing sundown towns in Arkansas, common during the mid-twentieth century in northwest Arkansas, sundown towns sought to purge cities of African-Americans by threatening violence if an African-American was caught in the town after dark. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. [Little Rock, Ark.] : The Central Arkansas Library System Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture 2006-04-26 Articles Flyers http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=3658 1890/1968 Brightstar (Ark.) Miller County (Ark.) Blytheville (Ark.) Mississippi County (Ark.) Paragould (Ark.) Greene County (Ark.) Springdale (Ark.) Washington County (Ark.) copyright Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture 2007 20090526 204831