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. Alvin was officially incorporated in 1893, making it the oldest incorporated settlement in Brazoria County. The video, which has been viewed nearly 800,000 times since posting, details the mans experience while visiting the notorious town of Vidor, Texas. Unincorporated with about 137 people according to the 2000 census, Woden is still not a very welcoming place to people of color. Bryan Rolli is a reporter who specializes in streaming entertainment. You may want to look in friendswood/Pearland/Alvin/Sante Fe. 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 mean the south part of the huge city Houston. He said, Dude, you might want to get up out of here as soon as possible. If you are a person of color, it is important to be aware of these towns and their histories before visiting or moving to them. Given Vidors unsavory history, many people werent buying it, chalking the march up to an attempt to lure Black people to the town. Three pluses to Alvin: Joes BBQ and their orgasm inducing pecan pie. Sundown towns, also known as sunset towns, gray towns, or sundowner towns, are all-white municipalities or neighborhoods in the United States that practice a form of racial segregation by excluding non-whites via some combination of discriminatory local laws, intimidation, and violence. (Even overnight!) That is in large part because of a history of racism in Vidor, a past that continues to haunt the present. It wasn't a bad area but not a great area either. The town changed its name to Alvin after discovering a Morgan, Texas already existed. I've been in the same situation so I've already done the homework. The term is most commonly used in reference to towns that were segregated by race during the Jim Crow era. [5] Born in New York and raised in Plano, Texas, Carroll has served as chief of Vidors police department for three years. Pretty much everybody I know in Texas thats Black tells me, Do not go to Vidor, Texas,' said Gideon in the video. Alvin is a city in Brazoria County, Texas with a population of approximately 27,000 people, with about 1,000 of them being Black. It was declared a sundown town in Texas around 1903 and promoted violent exiles of Blacks from the area. Frobergs. Texas State Highway 35 bypasses the center of the city to the east; it leads north 25 miles (40km) to downtown Houston and southwest 21 miles (34km) to Angleton, the Brazoria County seat. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, many towns across the United States passed ordinances that prohibited black people from living within town limits. Ep. Gideon said he had heard stories about the town. I was taken aback, surprised the sound of prejudice could emerge so easily. The city's unusual borders were the subject of a lawsuit against Missouri City when it attempted an annexation into Brazoria County and across Alvin's city limits in 2002. Will Caesars impress with Vegas High Roller? It's not a horrible place, but it's a small town with not much to do, there is no housing sanctions, and the community, in general, is bland and lower class. Charles Jones is a 62-year-old African-American man who lives in Beaumont. They say the Klan brought members from all over and targeted Vidor for rallies. Ive always been told dont even stop for gas in Vidor, Tx, another added. "We've been trying to live down something for 40 to 50 years," said Orange County Commissioner Beamon Minton. Don't do that to yourself. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city population was 27,098. Despite the fact that Beaumont, a much bigger city just 10 minutes away, is quite integrated, Vidor is not. The town changed its name to Alvin after discovering a Morgan, Texas already existed. Minuses: That creepy living stones church. If you prefer to stay away from busier cities, alvin is a good choice. Lets have a march in Vidor,' Malone tells the Daily Dot. For those who don't know, it's a place called Vidor, Texas.". On the other hand Alvin is relatively cheap on rent and gas and the people are nice. 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. In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. Vidor is 98.4 percent white and 0.1 percent Black, according to census data. That outside agitators thing is a white supremacist talking point, so be careful who you believe.. 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. Alvin is a decent shred of country left in this area. Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. 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. In 1933, Roy S. Lapham was murdered in a mysterious ax slaying on Christmas morning. "We haven't had a Klan in 30 years. The result is the following list of the most racist cities in the Lone Star State: Bedias. The wealth disparity is obscene. ullstein bild/Getty Images The Chicago suburb of Cicero was one of the most infamous sundown towns to ever exist in Illinois. If you have to live in Alvin, you want to check out The Kenton. Even Webster would be better - at least there are good restaurants there. After 49 people moved in, they realized there was already a city called "Morgan" in Texas. It's no longer a city that actively shuns blacks. "We don't have a Klan," said Minton. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.22. 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. POV: Youre from TX and knew he was talking about Vidor before he said it, one user wrote. We need an updated Green Book, one viewer commented. There is also TikTok video from a black traveler explaining his experience in Vidor in the Summer of 2022. Former 'sundown town' struggles to overcome racist past, Some Vidor residents don't get to see CNN report. Don't go to Vidor," added another. You should be able to find a semi-nice 1-1 apartment for $700. Upon reaching his destination, Gideon says that he was approached by a security guard who immediately alerted his fellow workers that they were experiencing a code red. The security guard expressed that he did not want to be responsible for the truck drivers safety by allowing him to drive further into the business to drop off his delivery. They still respect their green spaces, has a small-town vibe that I liked while still being diverse. I live in Alvin, and i don't mind the drive. Even after the Civil War ended and slaves were emancipated, many Texas towns remained segregated. Originally named Morgan by the towns residents in honor of the settlements founding father, Alvin Morgan. There are lots of trailer homes right next to large, recently-built homes with well-off retirees. Posted on Jun 5, 2020Updated on Jun 5, 2020, 1:28 pm CDT. I will be their fifth employee at that location from what they told me. 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.. 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 term goes back to segregation-era signs that said "colored people" had to leave by sundown, but continues to describe communities that retain a wholly or predominantly white population by systemically keeping out minorities. 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. A sundown town does not need to have laws or signage explicitly stating that non-whites are not allowed. 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. The per capita income for the city was $17,016. Step back in time and learn about the citys history by visiting the museums and historical sites. 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. "Pretty much everybody I know in Texas that's Black tells me, 'Do not go to Vidor, Texas. ", Shortly after, another man arrived and quickly unloaded Gideon's truck. Ah, I did not know the difference. He met Flavor Flav in two separate Las Vegas bowling alleys and still cant stop talking about it. If one were to make a list of U.S. towns most resistant to social progress, the Vidor of yesteryear would land near the top. On a phone call, he said the guard could be heard saying that he did not want to "be responsible for this guy's safety" because "we stop taking loads at 4 o'clock. He was immediately lynched, and a meeting of all white citizens came together to discuss the future of their towns. And along the way, I've developed some impressions of who we are, and where we are, as a society. Alvin was officially incorporated in 1893, making it the oldest incorporated settlement in Brazoria County. Sundown towns were once very prevalent throughout the United States, and their legacy unfortunately still persist. Check out destination reviews for Vidor, Texas on our Black Travel Review Site. 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.. Signs were posted around the town that Black people were not welcome, and if theyre caught in the area after dark, it would not end well for them. In 1930, 44 out of the 89 counties that lined Route 66 were all-white communities known as "sundown towns"places that . Texas, who was native to the town. It may be less overt, but its still there. They expelled their Black population in 1886. For what you're looking at, you may even be able to rent a small house in Manvel. Blackwell. The Alvin Library is a part of the Brazoria County Library System. Vidor, Texas would not be one of them. The town changed its name to Alvin after discovering a Morgan, Texas already existed. 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. Sundown towns, also known as sunset towns, gray towns, or sundowner towns, are all-white municipalities or neighborhoods in the United States that practice a form of racial segregation by excluding non-whites via some combination of discriminatory local laws, intimidation or violence. After just one Black family moved into an apartment there in 1951, a mob of 4,000 white people attacked the entire building. Last edited on 27 February 2023, at 02:44, "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Alvin city, Texas", "Alvin Citizens Doubt That Negro Suspect Responsible For Christmas Ax Killing", "City of Missouri City v. State ex rel. He writes about music and film for Forbes, Billboard, and the Austin American-Statesman. A Black truck driver shared the story of his night in Vidor, Texas, a notorious "sundown town.". Not. Vidor is a small city of about 11,000 people near the Texas Gulf Coast, not too far from the Louisiana border. [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. Gideon says the man told someone that he did not want to be responsible for his safety. In response, the Klan marched in Vidor. Many were simply shocked to hear that such areas still existed in the country. -1 for Dickinson/Alvin/League City. 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. Asses. But, I realized, her comments only reflected part of the story. Whereas, negro emigrants are pouring in upon us with an increase of ratio which, if not stopped, will result in ruin to our schools and society, and whereas we have in our midst a class of colored citizens that is a menace to society and that prevent a desirable class of white people locating with us. Greyhound Bus Lines operates the Alvin Station at Yellow Jacket Grocery-Citgo. The Green Book was published between 1936 and 1966 by New York City travel agent and mailman Victor Hugo Green. If you want a more city feel and not much of a commute, I would recommend Friendswood first, followed by Pearland/Dickinson (in the right parts), and then maybe further out like League City. I agree. 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. About 10.8% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over. Pearland is very close to Alvin, so you should look there, too. The law outlawed people of color from being out of their home after 9pm. 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. Newsweek reached out to Gideon for comment. As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 21,413 people, 7,826 households, and 5,603 families residing in the city. You'll like it. 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. Like other sundown towns, Woden, Texas was an all-white community that didnt allow African Americans to live there. Apparently the weird vibes did not stop there. The historic Alvin Train Depot was built in 1907 and has remained a staple in the community's long history involving the railroad. 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 . This is one of the most well-known modern sundown towns in Texas and in the USA because of the large number of Ku Klux Klan members. Alvin now has a Hispanic population of almost 10,000 and a white population of around 14,000. 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. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 24,236 people, with a population density of 1,475 people per square mile. Males had a median income of $36,216 versus $22,580 for females. Enjoy your adventures and remember to EAT, STAY & PLAY in ALVIN. However, there are still a few sundown towns in Texas that you should be aware of if youre ever driving through the state. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. When I was recently assigned to cover a story about the history of racism in Vidor, Texas, for the "Paula Zahn Now" show, it turned out that I was surprised by some of the things I found, namely that some whites were openly telling me they still wanted separation from blacks. Hes optimistic that the march will go off without a hitch, but he also knows it will take a lot of work to move past the shadow of the towns racist past. Alvin is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area and Brazoria County. Thanks in advance for any help! It was only until the early 80s that their sundown town signs were taken down. After Malone shared the event in the Vidor Talk Facebook group, the flyer spread like wildfire on social media. Originally named Morgan by the town's residents in honor of the settlement's founding father, Alvin Morgan. [18], The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. So what is a Sundown town? So, they went with the name "Alvin" and incorporated the area in 1893. The suspect was a Black man, but citizens refused to believe that theory. Alvin, I'm sorry to say, is a hole. Don't stop until you at least get to Beaumont. Some Twitter users have insisted that Vidors days as a KKK hotbed are long behind it. 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. African Americans were given a few days to get out of the county. Sundown towns are still very prevalent in America. Still, what took me aback was how Vidor had evolved into a kind of complacency. Below Gideon's video, several people who said they were Black Texans said his story wasn't news to them. "All white" is in quotes because some towns allowed one black family to remain when they drove out the rest. You would much rather be in Friendswood, League City, or Dickinson than Alvin. It was a sundown town and I was actually invited to a Klan BBQ once (flier stuffed in mailbox). Im not even sure how that happens.. ", When Gideon got to the site, he heard a security guard alerting co-workers to a "code red." Other than that its been ok. Alvin isn't that bad as everyone makes it out to be. Many widely circulated tweets highlighted the towns racist history, saying that the protest could be a trap. 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. If youre ever driving through the great state of Texas, be sure to keep an eye out for any sundown towns.. It isn't a large city and it does have a country feel to it but I never felt like I might be mugged or carjacked while there. 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. The trucker explained that he was delivering a load to the area. The Nolan Ryan Museum is in the Nolan Ryan Foundation and Exhibit Center on the campus of Alvin Community College. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions. If you have additional information, pro or con, please email it to us. This sundown town in Texas was also all-white and had signs that said racial slurs, telling Blacks to stay out of 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. The town was officially incorporated in 1893, making it the oldest incorporated settlement in Brazoria County. Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter based in Seattle, covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 21,413. [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. "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. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city population was 27,098. Enjoy your adventures and remember to EAT, STAY & PLAY in ALVIN. 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. 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. We're temporarily at the Remington now waiting for our house to be finished. He told us when he was 19, he and three of his black friends were changing a flat tire on their broken down car in Vidor one night. In case you haven't figured it out, Reddit has decided you're moving to Friendswood. I grew up in Alvin. You better be gone!' The Nolan Ryan Museum is in the Nolan Ryan Foundation and Exhibit Center on the campus of Alvin Community College. [10], Alvin is located in northeastern Brazoria County at 292337N 951618W / 29.39361N 95.27167W / 29.39361; -95.27167 (29.393698, 95.271588). [7], In 1960, the city annexed a 100-foot-wide (30m) 137-mile-long (220km) to protect Alvin from being annexed by other cities. But in general, sundown towns existed by reputation. While driving to the company destination, he saw "a bunch of Confederate flags" and "a doll of a Black man wrapped in a Confederate flag hanging from a tree by his neck. 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. ', Black truck driver told to leave Texas sundown town, saw Black dolls hanging from nooses. One Black truck driver details his experience at one located in Vidor, Texas. This list may not reflect recent changes . The library closed in 2010 to repair damages done by Hurricane Ike, and during that renovation, a fire broke out causing major smoke damage. This category has the following 23 subcategories, out of 23 total. The TikToker says he drove until he reached the next town over where he fell asleep in his truck with an AR-15 rifle. Black. Alvin is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area and Brazoria County. Step. In a July 2000 interview, Talila Harlmon talks about how she felt alone in the crowd. Some users even argued that a new Green Book was needed, a reference to the annualguidebook designated safe destinations across the country for Black Americans between 1936 and 1966. It's new and managed by Banfield so it's halfway decent and it's safe. Alvin was officially incorporated in 1893, making it the oldest incorporated settlement in Brazoria County. 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.. Wow, one commenter added. 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. "My night in a sundown town," Black truck driver Gideon captioned a video about his stop-over in Vidor. 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]. In the area surrounding Comanche, TX, where they lynched an African American man for allegedly killing a white woman in 1886, so many towns carried out copy . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 28.09% of the population. Despite the pushback online, the Peace March In Vidor is still set to take place tomorrow, albeit with a much larger estimated crowd than Malones original projection of 20 to 30 people. That said, entertainment wise, youd be doing some driving unless you like to drive through the mud holes at mud land 10 WorkingDead 10 yr. ago You would much rather be in Friendswood, League City, or Dickinson than Alvin. The term "sundown town" goes back to segregation-era signs that said colored people had to leave by sundown. A sundown town is a community that for decades kept non-whites from living in it and was thus "all-white" on purpose. His TikTok from May 3 has been viewed over 875,000 times. The small community of 500 residents has a history for setting curfews for African Americans and forbidding them from church meetings and using the railroad station or post office around 1919. His account of the visit was made the following day after he felt he was safe. "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. Our people [white people], of course, gave negroes all the morals they haveI lived in a county in Texas [Comanche]where negroes were not allowed to live, except one family I couldnt ask such folk [brave white Americans] to do my little bachelor chores I mean the running of errands and a hundred little things that we dont hesitate to ask a negro to do. 8 [deleted] 1 yr. ago 0 Slr31491 1 yr. ago VIDOR, Texas (CNN) -- As a reporter for CNN, I've spent a lot of time travelling around the United States. [This list is a work in progress. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. 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. 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