Illinois
Basic Information
- Type of Place
- Suburb
- Metro Area
- N. Chicago
- Politics c. 1860?
- Unions, Organized Labor?
Sundown Town Status
- Sundown Town in the Past?
- Surely
- Was there an ordinance?
- Perhaps, Some Oral Evidence
- Sign?
- Perhaps, Some Oral Evidence
- Year of Greatest Interest
- Still Sundown?
Census Information
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Method of Exclusion
- Violent Expulsion
- Threat of Violence
- Violence Towards Newcomers
- Police or Other Official Action
- Private Bad Behavior
- Reputation
Main Ethnic Group(s)
Group(s) Excluded
Comments
According to residents, the grand dragon of the KKK lived in Winthrop Harbor, and Blacks often refused to even drive through town. Racism and the Klan are both still apparently active in this town, as it is still quite hostile.