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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.

South Lebanon

Ohio

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?
Probable
Was there an ordinance?
Don't Know
Sign?
Don’t Know
Year of Greatest Interest
Still Sundown?
Probably

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 2951 8
1940 3293 3
1950 1291 0
1960 2720 0
1970 3014 0
1980
1990 2696 0
2000 2538 1
2010 4115 57 5 27
2020

Method of Exclusion

  • Unknown

Main Ethnic Group(s)

  • Unknown

Group(s) Excluded

  • Black

Comments

Email testimony from 02/2014:
“Every Black knew that South Lebanon was heavily populated (and still is) by the Ku Klux Klan. KKK Headquarters…

Health has led me into this town on several occasions and I am very much on guard while there. I tend to my business and get out as quickly as possible.”