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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.

Colville

Washington

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?
Perhaps, Some Oral Evidence
Year of Greatest Interest
Still Sundown?

Census Information

The available census data from 1860 to the present
Total White Black Asian Native Hispanic Other BHshld
1860
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Method of Exclusion

  • Unknown

Main Ethnic Group(s)

  • Unknown

Group(s) Excluded

  • Black

Comments

Email 1/2008
“Someone raised here (now age 41) made a comment about how things have improved because “Blacks aren’t run out of town within 3 weeks the way they used to be” — new resident.
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“As you come into Colville, you would have noticed a
large white cross (lighted of course) upon the hill
overlooking the city. History has it that these were first
erected (not just here) to keep blacks out and cities
white. Now they have become ‘identifiers’ that these
communities are Christian in nature and, thus reveal
nothing about their past. The Colville cross is on
private land and therefore cannot be challenged.”
-Colville resident