Tennessee Mayor Shows Complete Disregard for Family Who Was Forced Out Their Home Over Racial Abuse: It’ll ‘Blow Over’

By Tanasia Kenney -April 20, 2018

An African-American family has fled their Tennessee home after months of racial abuse and vandalism. The situation doesn’t seem to be of much concern to the local mayor, however.

The family, who asked to remain anonymous, told local station WBBJ-TV they’ve suffered racial harassment since moving into their rental home in Friendship, Tenn. last year.

“From vandalizing my car, garage, breaking in, stealing things, beating on the door late at night,” said the father, who declined to appear on camera. On Wednesday, the man said he discovered racial slurs spray-painted on the side of his house. The family decided finding a new place to call home was the best option.

“If they’re bold enough to walk up on a lit; I’m saying this is a well lit house, at night and do this, there’s no telling what they’ll do next,” the father told WBBJ-TV.

Mayor Casey Burnett was one of the first people to spot the graffiti, which read “kill n—-s” and “get out n—-s.” He doesn’t consider the incident a hate crime, however, claiming that instances like it aren’t “reflective of our community.”

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