Just outside one of America’s largest Black cities, this suburb kept its population tightly controlled for decades — and still resists the label. Cicero Illinois history Chicago suburb segregation Illinois sundown towns Cicero 1950s riots Midwest racial violence hidden Black history Illinois Chicago area racism Illinois housing discrimination northern segregation history Cicero racial history erased history Illinois American segregation north Illinois civil rights history Chicago suburbs controv

It’s known for activism, education, and progress. But history shows this college town enforced exclusion long before it ever claimed inclusivity. Eugene Oregon history Oregon college town racism sundown towns Oregon hidden Black history Oregon Eugene racial history Oregon segregation history college towns exclusion Pacific Northwest racism erased history Oregon Oregon civil rights history Eugene controversy history Oregon progressive myths racial exclusion housing Oregon university history Black