63-year-old Greentown woman charged in racist letter incident

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'They deserve better': Greentown residents rally around family targeted by racist letter

GREENTOWN – Susan Tobin said she was shocked and saddened when she heard about a letter left on the door of a Greentown home that contained derogatory racial comments towards the family’s adopted black child.

“We were all really surprised,” she said. “It’s not like that in our community. I’m not surprised that there is racism, but to have it in your backyard in a small community is unexpected.”

Howard County deputies said the letter was found on Oct. 13 on a home the family had recently purchased at the intersection of 600 East and 100 North, but the family hadn’t moved into yet. Deputies are now investigating the letter as a hate crime and intimidation case.

The incident immediately resonated with Tobin, who moved to Greentown 17 years ago and has adopted five children. She also has an African American daughter.

When her daughter was in school at Eastern Howard School Corporation, she was one of only three black kids in the district, Tobin said. That led to some odd looks and questions from other students, but never racist comments.

So when Tobin heard about the letter, she knew she had to do something.


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