A white woman in Witchita, Kan., says she received a handwritten letter in the mail that said her black grandchildren were not welcome in their neighborhood.
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The Washington Post reported that although Wirths does run a day care, most of the children in it are her own grandchildren. Six of her grandchildren are black.
Nancy Wirths said she is still shaken up and somewhat frightened by the anonymous letter that she received on Monday. In either case, we have put our house for sale.
The letter reads, “This neighborhood does not need any blacks in it”.
A Kansas grandmother said she is anxious about her biracial grandchildren after she received a racist letter saying they were not welcome in the community.
Wirths told KSNW earlier this week she hopes it “never happens to anybody else”.
Wirths said that the letter has caused her to look over her shoulder when she’s babysitting her grandchildren, and that they haven’t been allowed to play outside since she received it.
“My first reaction is I still can’t believe there is hatred for color of skin, it’s just unbelievable”, said Swink.
Nancy went to the return address listed on the letter and found that home doesn’t exist.
“I would welcome you. It doesn’t matter if they’re brown, purple”, Wirths said.
Wirth said that she was shocked by the letter.
“We love the neighborhood and the people who have supported us behind this, there’s no need for us to move”, she said. “But if the people who wrote the letter need help packing, I’m sure we have quite a few people that would love to assist in the packing”.
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Although the letter does not threaten any physical violence, she did contact authorities about it. Wichita police are investigating and say the person who sent the letter could face a charge of disorderly conduct. Wirths told the Post.
