Not a good place if you are a person of color.
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2/26/2012
I have lived in Sheridan, Wy for 6 years and there is one thing I've learned about this town and that is it's a very racist city. I'm a person of color and since living here I've been called every racist name in the book. Just last Friday a young black man was in a bar called Rails and 3 or more men walked up to him started a fight and then pulled out a noose and told him they would hang his behind. They told him that that was the way it was in Wyoming. If you are white it's ok you don't get hassled but if you are of color you get hassled. I'm leaving here soon because this is not the way I want to live, afraid to go places, for fear some people will jump me, hurt me, or kill me. The police are no better when I first moved to Sheridan, Wyoming the police stopped me for no good reason and when I ask the police why they stopped me his reponse was " I never seen you before ". The politics are as they do want they want to do, if you are of color you catch hell in this city. I find you are traveling through this city going north keep on going til you get to Billings, MT, you'll find the hospitality there to your liking. If you are going south through Sheridan keep on going til you get to Casper, WY, you'll find the hospitality better there also. I'm a person who likes all people who are good but I don't want anybody to experience what I've experineced in Sheridan, Wy. My girlfriend is going though the same thing for going out with me, she is being hassled because she is white and I'm a person of color. This is the year 2012 and this city is stuck in the stone age. Peace and love to all, watch out where you decide to lay your head.
Jalaal | Sheridan, WY