James W. Loewen Quote

Socially, segregation labeled African Americans as less than human; the term boy itself, applied to the Scottsboro defendants even as they became elderly, implied that they were less than men.

James W. Loewen

Socially, segregation labeled African Americans as less than human; the term boy itself, applied to the Scottsboro defendants even as they became elderly, implied that they were less than men.

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About James W. Loewen

James William Loewen (February 6, 1942 – August 19, 2021) was an American sociologist, historian, and author. He was best known for his 1995 book, Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. A 2005 book, Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism, galvanized a national effort to develop a list of sundown towns.