"Missouri - Sundown Towns"
Doniphan, Missouri, was described as a place where "No negroes are allowed to live in the town" in 1900.[115]
Lamar, Missouri, was considered a sundown town prior to the civil rights movement.[116]
Monett, Missouri, once had signage reading, "Nigger, don't let the sun go down."[117]
Monroe City, Missouri, had a curfew in 1907 for Black people to leave the city streets by nightfall.[118]
St. John, Missouri, had a sign posted as late as 1939 that read, "Negro, don't let the sun set on your head here."[119]
Stone County, Missouri, was described along with Taney County in a 1904 news article as a place where Black people were "the last most woefully unwelcome in these two counties, where no negroes have been allowed to live for many years."[120]
Stoutsville, Missouri, forbade Black people from staying in the town after dark for at least 25 years prior to 1907. It once displayed a sign not far from the railroad station reading, "Mr. Nigger, don't let the sun set on you in Stoutsville."[118]
Sullivan, Missouri, was effectively a sundown town into the 1990s.[121]
Taney County, Missouri, was described along with Stone County in a 1904 news article as a place where Black people were "the last most woefully unwelcome in these two counties, where no negroes have been allowed to live for many years."[120]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sundown_towns_in_the_United_States
History of Sundown towns
Sundown Towns: America’s Hidden History of Racial Exclusion
September 28, 2025
https://ourhistorynow.com/sundown-towns-americas-hidden-history-of-racial-exclusion/
From Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/place/sundown-town
Sundown Towns: Racial Segregation Past and Present
https://www.abhmuseum.org/sundown-towns-the-past-and-present-of-racial-segregation
10 Sundown Towns That Shaped A Dark Chapter In Black American History
Written by Shannon Dawson
Published on August 9, 2025
https://newsone.com/playlist/10-sundown-towns-history/
The Hidden History of Sundown Towns: America’s Unspoken Racial Terror
Written by
Kayla
https://thisisblackhistory.wordpress.com/2025/04/03/the-hidden-history-of-sundown-towns-americas-unspoken-racial-terror/