In an episode that Bangor, Maine residents are calling "chilling," the town's celebration of Kwanzaa has been canceled after threats of violence were made against the area's African-Americans. A 75-year-old man, who is currently at large, has threatened repeatedly to shoot members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and a court document reports that he also said, "Maine should be a ‘white’ state," according to BangorDailyNews.com.
In light of the threats, NAACP meetings have been held in secret, with guards posted at the door. The Kwanzaa celebration, which would have taken place at a local Unitarian Universalist Church, has been canceled, though the group is hoping to be able to publicly mark Martin Luther King Day in January.
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Wait, wait, wait, lemme get this straight...there are actually people who celebrate Kwanzaa?
:-o
I kid. In all seriousness, obviously, I hope they catch this guy; if they do it soon, maybe they can even have time to resurrect the festivities.
God bless.
Okay, I can't know what I would do if it were my life at stake; but I still have to say, if the event is cancelled, this guy wins.
Couldn't they trace this man? How do they know he is 75 yrs. old. Did he say he was? Was it by telephone, cellphone, the net, a letter?