Was Naperville’s history of exclusion unique to this region?

Until the late 1960s, like nearly all of DuPage and Will County, Naperville, was virtually all White. It is estimated that over 70% of towns and cities in Illinois with over 1,000 residents were sundown towns — all white communities or counties that purposefully maintained their status through harassment, custom, discriminatory laws and ordinances, and violence or threat of violence. 

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1. What is Unvarnished? What topics does the online exhibit cover?
2. What communities are featured in the exhibit and why were these communities selected?
3. How was the online exhibit funded?
4. What type of research went into the Unvarnished online exhibit and its teacher resources?
5. How can teachers incorporate Unvarnished into their history lessons?
6. Was Naperville’s history of exclusion unique to this region?
7. Why is the Naperville Heritage Society sharing this history?