Sick of racists saying ‘Go Back To Africa’ and even offering to pay Indiana’s Larry Mitchell decided he would take them at their word and setup a GoFundMe asking for those so keen for him to leave to help him do so!
He wrote to the page:
Send me “back” to Africa fund… If you want me to go back to Africa I will gladly go… you can help make your dream and mine come true… accepting all donations… KKK, Skin Heads and anyone else with like mind thinking are welcome to donate… Thank you.. God bless you and America… #putyourmoneywhereyourhateis
http://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/april-2015/african-americans-resettle-africa
And so far it’s been slow but he has over $2000 of his $100k goal. Many of the people pitching in though seem to be well wishers who just want Larry to get his dream. There are a few odd ones though such as someone who identified as a skinhead, gave $5 and commented ‘Don’t Come Back!’.
The last update though (6 months ago) saw that Larry had lost his job and he thinks in part to the page. We really hope he is ok (if you have any info let us know) and hope his dream of relocating can be kept alive.
You can check out the GoFundMe here.
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