"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/