"darktown" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From dark + town.",
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          "ref": "1976, Joni Mitchell (lyrics and music), “Furry Sings The Blues”, in Hejira:",
          "text": "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",
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        "An African-American area of a city, especially in the American South."
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        "(US, dated) An African-American area of a city, especially in the American South."
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  "etymology_text": "From dark + town.",
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