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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.

Marysville

Kansas

Basic Information

Type of Place
Independent City or Town
Metro Area
Politics c. 1860?
Don’t Know
Unions, Organized Labor?
Don’t Know

Sundown Town Status

Sundown Town in the Past?
Possible
Was there an ordinance?
Don't Know
Sign?
Don’t Know
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 4013 9
1940
1950 3866 1
1960 4143 0
1970
1980 3653 0
1990
2000 3271 5
2010
2020

Method of Exclusion

  • Unknown

Main Ethnic Group(s)

  • Unknown

Group(s) Excluded

  • Black

Comments

email 11/19/07

IN 1963 I WAS A SENIOR AT MARYSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAD A COUNTY GOVERNMENT DAY AND I WAS ELECTED BY MY CLASS TO BE MAYOR. WE SPENT THE DAY AT THE COUNTY COURT HOUSE AND WAS ALLOWED ACCESS TO OLD FILES AND DOCUMENTS. I FOUND A LAW ON THE BOOKS THAT HAD NEVER BEEN REMOVED ABOUT IF A AFRO-AMERICAN WAS FOUND IN THE CITY LIMITS AFTER SUNDOWN HE WAS SUBJECT TO ARREST. THEY ALSO STATED THAT ANY NEGRO WOULD BE ESCORTED TO THE CITY LIMITS AND WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED BACK………..SUBJECT TO ARREST.

I GREW UP IN MARYSVILLE AND I NEVER WENT TO SCHOOL WITH ANY BLACK STUDENTS……….I HAVE NOT RETURNED IN YEARS BUT I DO NOT RECALL ANY BLACK FAMILIES LIVING THERE NOW.