Jews, African-Americans Targeted in Graffiti at Northwestern

The racist and anti-Semitic graffiti found in the Northwestern University library last week included a swastika drawn in pencil and a Star of David drawn in ink on the walls of another study room. The Star may have originally been drawn as a swastika, officials said. 

But while the symbols seemed to target members of the Jewish community, the words that appeared were more racist in nature, according to the Evanston Review. Disparaging remarks toward African Americans written near the elevators on the fifth floor and in the fourth floor bathroom have already been removed amid the investigation.

“The graffiti was more actually racist in nature than anti-Semitic,” said Alan Cubbage, president for University Relations. “It’s just that there was a swastika drawn next to it. That’s why it’s characterized as both racist and anti-Semitic, but it was the actual words that were more racist in nature.”

There are no other leads, he added.

more via the Evanston Review

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