darktown

English

Etymology

From dark +‎ town.

Noun

darktown (plural darktowns)

1. (US, dated) An African-American area of a city, especially 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