Hidden Histories of Anti-Black Violence

How did communities exclude Black residents and travelers, and what sustained that exclusion?

Sundown Towns: Hidden Histories of Anti-Black Violence examines how threats, discriminatory practices, and local enforcement restricted where Black Americans could live and travel. Case studies and guided activities help learners investigate how exclusion operated in communities across the United States.

The guide also explores connections to housing discrimination, education, and access to opportunity. It encourages learners to distinguish specific historical practices while examining how they could reinforce broader patterns of segregation.

📚 What’s Included

✔ Full-color integrated learning guide

✔ Case studies from across the United States

✔ Visual frameworks for examining exclusion

✔ Reflection prompts and discussion questions

✔ Activities and assignments

✔ Historical and contemporary comparisons

✔ Resources for further study

🔎 What Learners Will Explore

• Residency and travel: How sundown towns restricted Black Americans’ access to communities.

• Enforcement: How intimidation, violence, and local practices sustained exclusion.

• Housing discrimination: How sundown practices differed from, and intersected with, redlining and discriminatory zoning.

• Access to opportunity: How restrictions on housing and mobility affected schools, employment, and property ownership.

• Historical research: How to evaluate evidence when investigating a community’s history.

  
  

📝 How It Supports Learning

Learners investigate the decisions, institutions, and community practices involved in exclusion, then use evidence to explain their consequences. Historical comparisons support careful discussion about continuity and change without assuming that every community followed the same path.

Use selected sections for lessons or workshops, work through the guide independently, or pair it with additional reading on segregation and Black travel.

🎓 Who It’s For

This guide supports educators teaching Black history or housing discrimination, homeschool families, students, independent learners, book clubs, and community discussion groups.

📥 Product Details

Format: Full-color digital PDF download

Delivery: Available to download after purchase

Use: Print or view digitally

License: Personal or single-classroom use

Content note: This guide addresses racial intimidation, exclusion, and anti-Black violence.

This is a digital product. No physical item will be shipped.