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The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
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In Levittown, Pa., neighbor Lewis Weschler received an anonymous $5 bill and thank-you letter for supporting the first Black family amid protests and vandalism including KKK graffiti and a cross burning.
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LEVITTOWN, Pa. (—A neighbor friendly to Levittown's first Negro family received a $5 bill in the mail with a letter that said, "For some paint to help cover somebody's dirty work on your house."
The letter, received Monday by Lewis Weschler, also said, "Thank you for being a good neighbor . . . I thank our God for people like you."
It was not signed.
Weschler's house, near that of the William J. Myers Jr. family, Negroes whose arrival in August was greeted with protest crowds, was painted last Tuesday with large red letters "K-K-K." On Sept. 5 a cross was burned on the Weschler lawn.
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Levittown, Pa.
Event Date
Monday (Letter); Last Tuesday (Painting); Sept. 5 (Cross); August (Arrival)
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house vandalized with 'k-k-k' and cross burned; received $5 and anonymous thank-you letter.
Event Details
Lewis Weschler received an unsigned $5 bill and letter thanking him for being a good neighbor to the Myers family, whose August arrival sparked protests; his house was painted with 'K-K-K' last Tuesday and a cross burned on Sept. 5.