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Glendale, CA City Council Debates Resolution Acknowledging History as a "Sundown Town"

The City of Glendale discussed a resolution to acknowledge its history as a "sundown town" where African Americans and other racial minorities were able to work but faced legal or extralegal punishment for remaining in the city limits after the end of the working day. 

Read entire article at City of Glendale (CA)