darktown
English
Etymology
dark + town
Noun
darktown (plural darktowns)
- (US, dated) An African-American area of a city in the American South.
- 1976, Joni Mitchell (lyrics and music), “Furry Sings The Blues”, in Hejira:
- But I get such strong impressions of your hey day / Looking up and down old Beale Street / Ghosts of the darktown society / Come right out of the bricks at me