I had a small group of my friends, I said, OK, lets do something different. None of those areas are outright bad. If you have additional information, pro or con, please email it to us. "He said, 'Well, let me tell ya -- you boys better wrap and get out of here, because I'm going to go to that next exit and come back around. Not one life matters more than another, so lets uphold that in court.. Vidor was a haven for the Ku Klux Klan in the 1990s. De Leon is one of the sundown towns in Texas linked to Comanche County. You better be gone!' I live in Alvin, and i don't mind the drive. "We've been trying to live down something for 40 to 50 years," said Orange County Commissioner Beamon Minton. Charles Jones is a 62-year-old African-American man who lives in Beaumont. A sundown town is a community that for decades kept non-whites from living in it and was thus "all-white" on purpose. You would much rather be in Friendswood, League City, or Dickinson than Alvin. Alvin was a sundown town, where practically no African Americans were allowed to live. "Pretty much everybody I know in Texas that's Black tells me, 'Do not go to Vidor, Texas. Vidor was one of hundreds of communities in America known as "sundown towns," places where blacks were not welcome after dark. Males had a median income of $36,216 versus $22,580 for females. The suspect was a Black man, but citizens refused to believe that theory. Don't do that to yourself. Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. I didn't realize there was any industry there. "Soon as you said Texas I knew it was Vidor," said one comment. The only good thing about Alvin is Joes BBQ. This sundown town in Texas was also all-white and had signs that said racial slurs, telling Blacks to stay out of town. It's no longer a city that actively shuns blacks. Here, visitors will find historical sites, antique style shopping and family-friendly adventures. [5] The TikToker says he drove until he reached the next town over where he fell asleep in his truck with an AR-15 rifle. Alvin is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area and Brazoria County. Within months, the few black families moved out. But some residents are more committed to change. Tucked between the hustle and bustle of Houston, and the sandy beaches of the Texas Gulf Coast, lies Alvin; a charming southern town with humble beginnings dating back to 1845. Im like OK but here I was in Vidor, Texas.. But it sounds really cool so I'm excited! African-Americans often live in one neighborhood, whites in another. Alvin has something for everyone. Check out destination reviews for Vidor, Texas on our Black Travel Review Site. Many widely circulated tweets highlighted the towns racist history, saying that the protest could be a trap. Step back in time and learn about the citys history by visiting the museums and historical sites. Apparently, somebody had hacked her account and begun posting profanity-laden tweets, which were out of character for Malone. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, many towns across the United States passed ordinances that prohibited black people from living within town limits. But in general, sundown towns existed by reputation. Alvin Map. Our coaches used to threaten to drop the black kids off in Grand Saline (as a sick joke) for misbehaving on the school bus to and from games. I was taken aback, surprised the sound of prejudice could emerge so easily. Here, visitors will find historical sites, antique style shopping and family-friendly adventures. Tucked between the hustle and bustle of Houston, and the sandy beaches of the Texas Gulf Coast, lies Alvin; a charming southern town with humble beginnings dating back to 1845. Texas has a long history of sundown towns, dating back to the days of slavery. I grew up in Alvin. Even after the Civil War ended and slaves were emancipated, many Texas towns remained segregated. He writes about music and film for Forbes, Billboard, and the Austin American-Statesman. Vidor is a small city of about 11,000 people near the Texas Gulf Coast, not too far from the Louisiana border. Like other sundown towns, Woden, Texas was an all-white community that didnt allow African Americans to live there. Still, what took me aback was how Vidor had evolved into a kind of complacency. There are very few blacks there; it's mostly white. At one point I was renting a 4 bedroom house in Sagemont area (Just south of beltway 8 and west of 45) for $1200 a month. Alvin was officially incorporated in 1893, making it the oldest incorporated settlement in Brazoria County. When a federal judge ordered the county to desegregate public housing in 1993, the KKK held rallies in Vidor, prompting Texas Monthly to run a cover story calling it "Texas' Most Hate-Filled Town." A sundown town is not just a place where something racist happened. Vidor, Twitter user @MsDyna85 implored in a post that has been retweeted nearly 6,000 times. High schools: Alvin Community College provides basic undergraduate courses and adult education. @tittyboi81/Tiktok I live in league city and my parents have a house in my neighborhood (Great area). There were 8,442 housing units at an average density of 513.7 per square mile (198.4/km2). They move Black families into the housing projects in Vidor, but these families were harassed and threatened, forcing them to move out. It was trying to change, but not all that hard, and sometimes wanted to be left alone. It offers plenty of things to do for explorers, from visiting the Alvin Community College Planetarium or fishing at Friendswood Lake to exploring the Long Point Ranch Historical Museum or . Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock And we want to raise awareness to that, and we want to be able to speak up and say that were not all the same.. The video, which has been viewed nearly 800,000 times since posting, details the mans experience while visiting the notorious town of Vidor, Texas. The east Texas town of roughly 10,000 people used to be known as a "sundown town," an all-white area that was inhospitable to Black people and had signs warning that they couldn't be there. THIS IS NOT A PROTEST BUT A LYNCHING DISGUISED AS ONE. As stated earlier, a sundown town (also known as a gray town) is an area in the U.S. where Black people are essentially forced out of the public once the sun goes down. It is the judgment of this meeting that no negro immigrant be given any home in our midst, and that the objectionable ones be peaceably, quiet and lawfully removed from us as soon as the present crop is harvested.. Above, a "colored" sign over a drinking fountain in Halifax, North Carolina, in 1938. I travel into town (Houston) every day for school and work. The trucker explained that he was delivering a load to the area. Gideon says another man eventually appeared about 15 minutes later to quickly help him unload his truck before urging him to leave the area. A news clipping from The Courier-Journal discusses the exile of Blacks in Comanche from the perspective of a white man and whether a new town should consider the exile as well. Theories on how the community got its name differ but a popular one claims the towns name is derived from the Latin word for white, and was named because settlers did not permit African Americans to live there. "Sundown towns" were historically all-white communities that enforced segregation through discriminatory policies and practices, often including explicit or implicit exclusion of non-white people after dark. I want to live in Alvin or south Houston. As thousands of people continue to protest the death of George Floyd, one could reasonably expect to see anti-racism or anti-police brutality demonstrations pop up in almost any city across the United States. (Licensed), Posted on May 11, 2022Updated on May 16, 2022, 9:36 am CDT, A Black truck driver on TikTok known as Gideon reveals in a viral video what he witnessed last week while traveling through a sundown town.. Today, African Americans and other people of color have multiple stories of racist remarks, taunts, threats of violence, and exclusions by the residents of the town. Demonstrations and threats by white residents got so bad that the federal Office of Housing and Urban Development made it a priority to change the demographic to avoid all white town in the 90s. The population density was 1,302.9 people per square mile (503.2/km2). In case you haven't figured it out, Reddit has decided you're moving to Friendswood. By 1900, the census showed that of a 23,000 population, every person was white. The grounds are seriously impeccable and it's quiet. He met Flavor Flav in two separate Las Vegas bowling alleys and still cant stop talking about it. It's definitely not a place where people of color "stay the fuck away". An apartment is going to be easy to get for your budget, so you don't need to live in Alvin. Out of them all, Dickinson is my favorite. Vidor city officials point that that doesn't mean the rally was filled with Vidor residents. Some of the things that have happened here, theyre disgusting and theyre terrible, Malone says. Welcome The Alvin Rail Newsletter 2022 Disaster Guide Garbage/Water Billing Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter based in Seattle, covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more. Often, these ordinances were coupled with violence and intimidation tactics to ensure that Black people complied with the rules. If youre ever driving through the great state of Texas, be sure to keep an eye out for any sundown towns.. I mean the south part of the huge city Houston. The TikToker goes on to state that while driving to his destination to drop off his load, he came across numerous trailer parks with Confederate flags and even a doll of a Black man hanging from a tree by its neck. The people of Comanche County determined that this was a unique situation and that all other Blacks would be allowed to stay in the area. "That's the first thing they told me when I moved to Texas. Living in Alvin means you'll be driving a lot because all the entertainment options are elsewhere. 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Alvin is a decent shred of country left in this area. I guess somebody hates me that much cause Im doing this, that they would do that, she says in regards to the alleged Twitter hacking. He was arrested and shot. Ep. Last year, for example, the Vidor schools posted a billboard, which included the face of an African-American girl as a way to attract black families. The Weekly Charlotte Observer mentions, In Terrell also very few negroes are barely tolerated, and in many sections everything is done to discourage negro immigration.. I got an internship in Alvin (I'm in Atlanta now) and I am trying to find housing foe the summer. Press J to jump to the feed. Whereas the race problem is of momentous importance to the Southern people, being one that must be solved some time, and in view of the unprecedented number of recent outrages by black brutes on white children and women. It was a sundown town and I was actually invited to a Klan BBQ once (flier stuffed in mailbox). "We haven't had a Klan in 30 years. He told the driver, "Dude, you might want to get up out of here as soon as possible, we're at sundown, you want to leave here now. Evidence says otherwise, @erinnthered tweeted. The trucker details how he was told leave sundown town quickly during an unload. '", Still, it was about 5:30 p.m. and his load did not deliver until 8 a.m. the following day. Not anything crazy.. She says she received hundreds of DMs questioning the legitimacy of the march or calling it outright fake. The town was founded in 1843 and has always been an all-white community. Primarily, because practically no negroes are allowed to live in Alvin and that Laphams home was near the Mexican quarter of the town, as stated in The Galveston Daily News. Vidor was once considered a haven for the Ku Klux Klan and has long been seen as a sundown town, a predominately white area that is considered unsafe for Black people after sunset due to racial violence. The term is most commonly used in reference to towns that were segregated by race during the Jim Crow era. Blackwell. There was no one to really relate to and no hairstylist who could do her hair. Don't go to Vidor," added another. These iconic individuals continuously catalyze some of the most significant moments in pop culture. Texas State Highway 6 crosses Highway 35 and passes through the center of Alvin, leading southeast 30 miles (48km) to Galveston and 28 miles (45km) northwest to Sugar Land, According to the United States Census Bureau, Alvin has a total area of 25.6 square miles (66.4km2), of which 24.3 square miles (62.9km2) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.5km2), or 5.26%, is water.[5]. Sundown towns were once very prevalent throughout the United States, and their legacy unfortunately still persist. I've been in the same situation so I've already done the homework. 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Less than an hours drive from the Kemah Boardwalk, Space Center Houston, downtown Houston and Galveston, Alvin is the perfect place for your next stay. Other Travel Brochures you may be interested in that are nearby your selection: Texas State Parks near El Paso & Big Bend, Texas State Parks near Abilene, Amarillo & Midland. 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The racial makeup of the city was 82.28% White, 2.11% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 10.88% from other races, and 3.40% from two or more races. Enjoy your adventures and remember to EAT, STAY & PLAY in ALVIN. PM me if you want more info. Frobergs. Here are 11 of them: Alba was a small sundown town in northeast Texas with a population of just under 500 people. In 1933, Roy S. Lapham was murdered in a mysterious ax slaying on Christmas morning. Can you list the top facts and stats about Alvin, Texas? You'll like it. Vidor is 98.4 percent white and 0.1 percent Black, according to census data. [This list is a work in progress. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. [20], "In touch with the pastplanning for the future". However, there are still a few sundown towns in Texas that you should be aware of if youre ever driving through the state. Some Twitter users have insisted that Vidors days as a KKK hotbed are long behind it. According to Newsweek, "Sundown towns are all-white parts of the United States considered to be unsafe for Black people after dark." Coined during the segregation-era, certain areas of the nation had signs indicating that "colored people" were to leave places by sundown. Greyhound Bus Lines operates the Alvin Station at Yellow Jacket Grocery-Citgo. Posted on Jun 5, 2020Updated on Jun 5, 2020, 1:28 pm CDT. He said, Dude, you might want to get up out of here as soon as possible. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. Alvin was officially incorporated in 1893, making it the oldest incorporated settlement in Brazoria County. His TikTok from May 3 has been viewed over 875,000 times. Incorporated in 1874, Terrell was another sundown town that did not allow African Americans to live there. "We don't have a Klan," said Minton. If you prefer to stay away from busier cities, alvin is a good choice. Despite the fact that Beaumont, a much bigger city just 10 minutes away, is quite integrated, Vidor is not. Alvin is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area and Brazoria County. The historic Alvin Train Depot was built in 1907 and has remained a staple in the communitys long history involving the railroad. Despite the online backlash, Malone is resolute in holding a peaceful march on Saturday to demonstrate that at least some modern-day Vidor residents are eager to keep the towns racist past just thatthe past. 102 Produce Farmer's Tractor", "Alvin, Texas Kppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alvin,_Texas&oldid=1141842537, This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 02:44. THIS IS A KNOWN WHITE SUPREMACIST / KKK TOWN IN TEXAS OFF I-10. Vidor, Texas, was once known as a "sundown town," a place where African-Americans weren't welcome after dark. Category:Sundown towns in Texas Help Pages in category "Sundown towns in Texas" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. He was immediately lynched, and a meeting of all white citizens came together to discuss the future of their towns. Do. The median income for a household in the city was $38,576, and the median income for a family was $43,987. City leaders also point out that Vidor reached out to African-American victims of Hurricane Katrina, and provided temporary shelter. VIDOR, Texas (CNN) -- As a reporter for CNN, I've spent a lot of time travelling around the United States. Pearland is very close to Alvin, so you should look there, too. Newsweek reached out to Gideon for comment. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 24,236 people, with a population density of 1,475 people per square mile. You can assess the information provided to form your own determination as to whether the town is a confirmed sundown town. He further explained that the load would not deliver until 8 a.m. the next day despite the fact that he had arrived at 5:30 p.m. the prior evening. Learn why sundown cities, towns, suburbs, and neighborhoods developed-and how they continue to shape the lives and relationships of black and white Americans today. In 1940, a Sundown Town book by James Loewen mentions that an organization in Comanche proudly said that their town was the home of the purest Anglo-Saxon population of any county in the United States.. Step back in time and learn about the citys history by visiting the museums and historical sites. Sundown towns are rare in the South but common in the rest of the country. If you prefer to stay away from busier cities, alvin is a good choice. I used to board my horse out there and am very familiar with the area. It was declared a sundown town in Texas around 1903 and promoted violent exiles of Blacks from the area. In some cases, Sundown signs were even posted at the town limits to warn non-whites that they were not welcome after dark. Some are nicer than others. I do believe that they had a sign at their city limits stating "don't let . There is also TikTok video from a black traveler explaining his experience in Vidor in the Summer of 2022. Posted on May 11, 2022 Updated on May 16, 2022, 9:36 am CDT. Asses. They still respect their green spaces, has a small-town vibe that I liked while still being diverse. Some people thought Malone was a bot. A third viewer exclaimed, "So in 2022 we still need a greenbook for safety!". There may not be a ton of African Americans, but I live in Brazoria County. The town changed its name to Alvin after discovering a Morgan, Texas already existed. A Black truck driver shared the story of his night in Vidor, Texas, a notorious "sundown town.". . City of Alvin, 123 S.W.3d 606 (2003), Texas Court of Appeals", "Flooding in 1979 put Alvin in record books", "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990", "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin", "Alvin Community College Taxation Boundary Layer", "Trick My What? "Once convicted, you're a convicted felon. "They think when you go through Vidor, you better be very careful, and most blacks still refuse to stop.". They determined that two killings by Black men of white people were too much, so they proposed to eliminate the Black population from their town. Alvin was originally named "Morgan" by the town's residents in honor of the settlement's original resident, Santa Fe employee Alvin Morgan; upon discovery that the name Morgan had been taken, the town named itself after Morgan's first name. Upon arriving to the company site, he recalls hearing a guard alerting co-workers that there was a code red. Furthermore he claims to have heard the guards phone conversation. In 1933, Roy S. Lapham was murdered in a mysterious ax slaying on Christmas morning. Thanks in advance for any help! But in general, sundown towns existed by reputation. They say the Klan brought members from all over and targeted Vidor for rallies. Alvin was featured in the CMT series Trick my What?, featuring the Froberg family, who have been members of the Alvin community for more than 70 years. The Daily Dot reached out to Gideon to inquire further about the video but did not immediately receive a reply. Not everyone in the town is like that but it is the ones who are like that that ruin everyone elses reputation I live in Vidor myself, the user wrote. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. [8][9], On July 25, 1979, Tropical Storm Claudette stalled over Alvin and inundated the region with 45 inches (1,140mm) of rain in 42 hours. The result is the following list of the most racist cities in the Lone Star State: Bedias. Maddy Malone and Yalakesen Baaheth have organized a Peace March In Vidor for June 6. Known for having one of the biggest sinkholes in Texas and the first oil well by The Texas Company, this small 1,770 resident town is one of the oldest surviving towns in Hardin County. [5] Alvin's claim to fame is Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, who moved with his family to the city in 1947 as an infant and lived there until he moved to Round Rock in 2003. Malone responded to several skeptics on Twitter on Thursday, but when Malone attempted to log back into her account later that day, she found she had been locked out. This sundown town may have started a long time ago, but still remains an unsafe area for Blacks. Originally named Morgan by the towns residents in honor of the settlements founding father, Alvin Morgan. Vidor also had a reputation as a haven for the Ku Klux Klan. Maybe there's a special going on. According to Newsweek, Sundown towns are all-white parts of the United States considered to be unsafe for Black people after dark. Coined during the segregation-era, certain areas of the nation had signs indicating that colored people were to leave places by sundown. That is in large part because of a history of racism in Vidor, a past that continues to haunt the present. I hate that there are places in our nation that are still this racist.. I spent years in Alvin. But when I sat down in a caf, and talked to residents, I also heard the sound of prejudice. At least one alleged resident of Vidor even left a comment regarding the towns poor image. A sundown town as explained by James W. Loewen, a former sociology professor at the University of Vermont and author of Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism, refers to a town, neighborhood, or community with a wholly white population, created intentionally by systematically keeping out ethnic minorities. (Even overnight!) It is important to note that this practice is illegal and unconstitutional. A Black truck driver by the name of Gideon shared a video to TikTok with the caption, My night in a sundown town. He explained that as he was delivering a load it dawned on him that he had landed in Vidor, Texas a place where Black people know not to go in the Longhorn state. Vidor was also a known Ku Klux Klan haven, and in 1993, the KKK marched through the town in response to the federal government bringing several Black families into the towns public housing. These towns have a history of expelling or not allowing African Americans and other minorities to live there, and in some cases, the towns culture has not changed much since then. [11] It is bordered to the northeast by Friendswood and League City in Galveston County, and part of its southeast border is along the village of Hillcrest. Located on land originally granted to the Houston Tap and Brazoria Railroad, Alvin boasts many great recreational opportunities including 13 parks and the countrys only dedicated night lit disc golf course. Also, I smile each time I see the long-standing public battle-of-the-signs between a mega-church and the strip club. Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions. Wow, one commenter added. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. The Santa Fe Railroad eventually expanded into the area, and a settlement was established along the railroad. ALL POCSTAY OUT OF VIDOR, @Lex_Lu wrote. I thought you might be interested in this story from the Tour Texas web site: Get your copy of the Texas State Travel Guide, the comprehensive guide to all that the Lone Star State has to offer. ullstein bild/Getty Images The Chicago suburb of Cicero was one of the most infamous sundown towns to ever exist in Illinois. 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