but what are some sundown towns do y’all know of? like if someone were to do a cross-country trip, what are some towns they should absolutely not go through?
Small towns in south ga and noth fla
Ga: Jonesboro, tifton, Albany, valdosta, Macon
Fla: Gainesville, Perry, Madison, Marianna, Quincy, Jefferson county, hell I wouldn’t stop in Tallahassee either
Texas: Vidor, Orange, Deep Santa Fe
Texas: Jasper & Lumberton
I’m from Albany and recently the police beat up a young brother for no reason. They were attempting to say he had drugs but he of course had nothing.
If you go to Stone Mountain and find yourself on the trails close to night leave because they still have active Klan rallys up there
I was driving through north Florida during the day and I felt uncomfortable
The Negro Motorist Green Book was guide for black folk traveling in the 60s. It’s gives a breakdown of sundown towns. 50 years later, I’m sure it’s still relevant.
I feel like the Deep South is just a gamble.
Ohio…just in general
Central Florida, especially the little towns. If you must stop to pump gas, pay away the pump and get outta there asap
Once you get out of St. Louis county start being careful.
St. Genevieve, MO is definitely a no go for me if I’m traveling south.
If traveling in Louisiana stay away from small town with low speeding zones. If you are to go into those please drive the speed limit and don’t stop for gas. You will get a ticket for tint of your car. If your military I pay you drive the speed limit and don’t have a military tag. Get gas in the daylight.
For Georgia: stay away from Stone Mountain during non-busy season because the KKK has rallies on the weekends. For Gwinnett County stay out of Loganville, Grayson, Lawrenceville, and Snellville. Anywhere in the vicinity of the Mall of Georgia after business hours.
Clayton County and Henry County are also terrible because the cops in Morrow, Forest Park, Jonesboro, McDonough, Eagles Landing, etc. are ALL racist and they do camp out waiting to speed trap people so be wary on I-675.
If you can, just stick to major interstates for your road trip, do the speed limit in “open” areas where you’ll be tempted to speed because cops live to camp in those types of places.
For Virginia just…stay on I-95.
In California (yes, California): Redding definitely isn’t a place for anything more than gas (especially if you’re a woman or female presenting), but be extra wary of the surrounding areas (Anderson, Cottonwood, and Central Valley, recently renamed City of Shasta Lake).
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