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James W. Loewen (1942-2021)

We mourn the loss of our friend and colleague and remain committed to the work he began.

Climax

Michigan

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?
Possible
Was there an ordinance?
Sign?
Year of Greatest Interest
Still Sundown?
Probably Not, Although Still Very Few Black People

Census Information

The available census data from 1860 to the present
Total White Black Asian Native Hispanic Other BHshld
1860
1870
1880
1890
1900
1910
1920
1930
1940 440 0
1950
1960
1970 594 0
1980
1990
2000 791 7 5 0
2010 767 4 0 1
2020

Method of Exclusion

Main Ethnic Group(s)

Group(s) Excluded

  • Black

Comments

Email testimony as of 03/2014:
“In Michigan – there are little spots where there are NO blacks or if they move in to that are, they are treated very badly till they move out:
* Climax
* Scotts
* Vicksburg
* Fulton
* Pennfield
* Galesburg.”