Illinois
Basic Information
- Type of Place
- Independent City or Town
- Metro Area
- Politics c. 1860?
- Unions, Organized Labor?
Sundown Town Status
- Sundown Town in the Past?
- Surely
- Was there an ordinance?
- Yes, Strong Oral Tradition
- Sign?
- Yes, Photo or Written Evidence
- Year of Greatest Interest
- Still Sundown?
- Surely Not
Census Information
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Method of Exclusion
Main Ethnic Group(s)
Group(s) Excluded
Comments
The KKK had an active presence in Beardstown, with recorded cross-burning incident and meetings. There is report of a photo of a sundown sign on the edge of this town.