Noun
darktown (plural darktowns)
(US, dated) An African-American area of a city, especially in the American South.
Bartley, Numen V. The Evolution of Southern Culture, Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1988. p. 89. ISBN 0-8203-0993-1 At the bottom of Jackson Hill was an area of African American homes and businesses called " Darktown ". Source: Internet