Wapakoneta, Ohio

My spouse recently started a job and happens to work with someone from Wapakoneta and that coworker (who is white) did confirm that Wapakoneta is a sun-down town. I worked there a while but right off the main roads I did not have any experiences that have made me uneasy or unsafe but I was very, very close to the main highway and most of the time would leave work before it got dark out. However, I only worked there a few months due to a new opportunity. I only found out it was a sun-down town a couple months after I had left that job.

I know everywhere has their own problems, but a good amount of towns up this way by Wapakoneta do not have many people of color. I’ve had someone up that way who was about 60’s ask what black people preferred to be called and went through terms like colored, black or African American but the woman seemed like she genuinely wanted to be educated which I appreciate. It’s not all bad up this way but people will notice and sometimes point out you are different. (Example: hair, facial features etc.)

However, take my experience with a grain of salt. I’m biracial and have had people say they would not have guessed that I was black and more specifically based on my appearance.(biracial but black)