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Former President Donald Trump is facing backlash for holding rallies in places described as "sundown towns."

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Dude it’s a SUPER old term. Like, Civil War old. They’re using the term because it’s highly associated with slavery-flavored racism.

Edit: I’m not saying it’s an archaic or disused term. I’m saying the term was coined well over a century ago.