'Keep this area upscale' warns letter to interracial Wake Forest family


Residents of a Wake Forest neighborhood expressed outrage Monday after learning that a family received an unsigned letter last week warning them against posting any Black Lives Matter signs in their yard.

"[P]lease remember that the rest of us live in an upscale neighborhood and have spent the extra money to stay out of mixed neighborhoods and/or the ghetto," the letter states. "No one wants trouble or any circumstance arising which could turn our neighborhood into a 'semi-ghetto.'"
"Keep matters inside your own house and do your best to keep this area upscale and free of that element," the letter states. "Most of us would not hesitate to call the police if your kids or husband get unruly, so please be considerate of everyone else living amongst you."

"In the end, underneath all the context, it was a threat: Don’t do this. We'll report you. We'll send people over to your house – the police in this particular incident," neighbor Armand Morin said.

The family responded by sending copies of the letter to their neighbors, along with their own note.
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