RICCHMOND VA : MASS VANDALISM - HISTORIC PLANTATION INCLUDED

Less than fitty:

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“...A pillar and sign at Tuckahoe Plantation in Goochland County were vandalized Monday with paint and graffiti reading “We profit off slavery,” as activists in downtown Richmond called for the resignation of Virginia’s top three elected officials.

The white pillar was vandalized with red paint and the “We profit off slavery” message. The historical marker for the property was painted black and had the same message written in red. An anonymous news release says the message refers to the “exploitation” of the property’s “dark history...”

Things seem to be escalating very quickly...