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This sure isn't a surprise to me. I have lived in southern Illinois for over 20 years and several of the were spent in these Sundown Towns such as Benton, McLeansboro, and Nashville. Being that I'm not originally from here, I was born in Mississippi, this was quite a shock when I first moved to Benton. Some of the people who live in these towns definitly don't want anything to be changed, they like it just the way it is.
Thanks
Casey

Chris,
I feel convicted to tell this story, About 10 years ago i was in management for a local company and needed to bring some of our staff
across the river to complete a grand opening set up. I picked some our best employee's and headed over. after our arrival and we have been working for a couple of hours, store management told me that they had recieved complaints because some of the employee's
i had brought with me were african american's
I was open mouth and a gasp at the comment.
Where was i and this must be a joke whirled through my mind.....NOPE this man was serious!
Being "middle management" i called my supervisor and informed him of my situation and
was looking for advise instead of doing what was in my gut.I was so angry inside i was almost beside myself. I wanted to scream but instead i called in and was told that if the customer's were complaining; i should "DESFUSE"
the situation. Shamefully i complied without
protest.Since then i have moved on in my own business. And since then i have asked my God for forgiveness. I still feel shame that i did
not stand up for their right's and instead took
the easy way out and let someone else make the
decision for me.
Your story is again makes me think, where am i
or this must be a joke!....NOPE
THANK YOU for standing up for all AMERICANS!
GOD BLESS YOU FOR "DOING THE RIGHT THING"
RESPECTFULLY--- SERVANT OF CHRIST
NOT A PERFECT SERVANT

Anna stands for aint no n????? allowed.
By the way, I am shocked that people are shocked about this. I guess because I am black, I see things that non blacks dont wanna see. Many blacks already know that there are some areas where we aint safe. Nighttime or Afternoon

I could not have said it any better. Thank you Wwizard. I still cant believe that Chris Hayes cannot provide a news worthy story. Instead of depending on the publics eyes and ears maybe he should try to use his own. This is one more reason why racial tension still exists. Once again, Fox 2, you should be ashamed of yourselves.

pretty much all of washington county, il, except for the area just outside of Centralia, is sundown. if you see blacks, its either they're passing through or they're there due to work. some of the towns (especially Nashville) sound their fire horns every evening at 5 pm.

amcgee...its not only blacks, theres places where "us" whites arent safe either.

Well I am a white female in a Macoupin County Il town. I have a child of biracial heritage and this stuff still continues on in present day. You would have thought that in the year 2007 that the "N WORD" would not be used anylonger but it is. It was amazing to hear the same story I was told as a child about the white female being raped by a black man way back when. This is the story that is told by the older generations as the reason for really no other races to be in our town. People still call the local agencies to report when a questionable black person is in town. I can't believe that people are really this stupid still. You may want to believe that small towns have come along way but you really need to look at it closer and ask people that really know just how mean people still can be. Thanks a lot for opening peoples eyes again to this.

It is great to hear someone say that "we are all the same" but society really doesn't look at it like that. I hope that as generations pass and the younger generations start taking over political positions that things will look better for everyone. In small rural communities people state I have a black friend I work with but they won't invite them to a party or gathering at there home, nor do they want there white daughter to date a person of color. They think it okay for other families to deal with this but heaven forbid that its in there living room of there home. People really need to look into themselves before they open there mouth about another human being.

I personally, cannot wait to read the book.

Wwizard you are right on. As a white man there are places that I or my family would not be safe in after dark. North St. Louis, East St. Louis to name two. Members of my family have been murdered, robbered and beaten; not by whites but by blacks. So it goes both ways.
Fox2 should stop stiring up the racial pot.