African-American Landmark Vandalized With Racial Slurs

Like everyone else, I am very sadden but not surprised given the times we currently live in. Police are searching for a person who wrote "Niggers Leave" on the front door of a historic African-American building in Nantucket. 

Nantucket police confirmed that the hateful vandalism was reported Sunday morning at the African Meeting House building on York Street. In addition to the slur, a “phallic symbol” was also painted on the side of the building.

“It was incredibly hurtful. In a sense, it just feels like nowhere’s safe,” Charity-Grace Mofsen, who manages the meeting house told the Boston Globe on Sunday.

The building, which is currently part of the Museum of African-American History, dates to 1827 and was once used as a church and school for black children on the island, the station notes.

“This senseless act is not only a senseless crime but an attack on the rich history of this very community,” police said.

Police Chief William J. Pittman told the Globe that there are no suspects at this point, but added that police would be “canvassing the neighborhood to see if anybody saw anything.”