Enfield residents say they won’t be intimidated by racist letters :: WRAL.com

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Resident in Enfield said they received a racist letter days after a Confederate monument is taken down.

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RESPONDERS TOOK AT LEAST ONE PERSON TO THE HOSPITAL. RESIDENTS. AN INFIELD RECEIVED A RACIST LETTER DAYS AFTER A CONFEDERATE MONUMENT IS TAKEN DOWN. INFIELD TOWN LEADERS VOTED 4 TO ONE TO TAKE THIS CONFEDERATE MONUMENT DOWN. CREWS DESTROYED IT ON SUNDAY. BUT ON FRIDAY NIGHT, RESIDENTS IN THE TOWN FOUND LETTERS IN THEIR DRIVEWAY WITH THE RACIST SLUR. THE PAPER CALLS ON PEOPLE, WHITE PEOPLE IN THE INFIELD TO STAND UP AFTER SOMEONE STOPPED DOWN A PIECE OF THEIR WHITE HERITAGE. KAREN RICHARDSON RECEIVED ONE OF THOSE LETTERS AND SAYS SHE WILL NOT BE FRIGHTENED. >> I’M NEVER GOING TO FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO BE AFRAID TO LIVE IN THIS TOWN BECAUSE I’VE BEEN LIVING IT UP. THE BOY. HE 54 YEARS OUT. >> WHICH IS THIS AS SHE CALLED THE MAYOR TO INFORM HIM OF THE LETTER. NOW, THERE WERE ALSO A PHONE NUMBER AND A WEB SITE TITLED THAT PAPER THAT WEB SITE DID NOT EXIST WHEN WE TRIED TO FIND IT IN THE NUMBER WAS A NON-WORKING NUMBER. WHEN WE CALLED IT COMING UP TONIGHT AT 10 11 RICHARDSON TELLS ME WHY

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