From afar, it is not easy to decipher the three letters painted on the Mayo-Underwood Building sign on Mero Street. But up close, it is hard not to.
Spray painted in black on the sign’s dark background are the letters “KKK,” an abbreviation for the Ku Klux Klan — a white supremacist, far-right, terrorist organization and hate group.
The letters “KKK” were spray painted on the Mayo-Underwood Building sign. State government workers have since repaired the vandalized sign. (Chanda Veno | State Journal)