Outrage In North Philadelphia After Mural Honoring Civil Rights Activist Cecil B. Moore Defaced With Racial Graffiti

Crystal Cranmore reports.

TAKE ON VILLANOVA WILDCATS.THE GAME AT ONE.THAT IS YOUR SUNDAY WEEKENDTRAVEL ALERT.OUTRAGE IN NORTHPHILADELPHIA AFTER A MURALHONORING CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTCECIL B.

MOORE IS THE TARGETOF RACIAL GRAFFITI."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERCRYSTAL CRANMORE'S LIVE ATCENTRAL DETECTIVES WHEREINVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TOFIGURE OUT WHO DID THIS,CRYSTAL, GOOD MORNING.REPORTER: GOOD MORNING, JANRESIDENTS SAY IT WAS SOMETIMEAFTER 2:00 SATURDAY MORNINGTHAT SOMEONE DECIDED TO SPRAYPAINT GRAFFITI ON TOP OF THECECIL B.

MOORE MURAL IN NORTHPHILADELPHIA BUT IT DIDN'TTAKE LONG FOR THE COMMUNITY TORESPOND, ACTUALLY DROVE BY THEMURAL A LITTLE WHILE AGO ANDNOTICED WORKERS MADESIGNIFICANT PROGRESS INCLEANING IT UP.BUT THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKEDLIKE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, WEBLURRED OUT THAT OFFENSIVELANGUAGE, AGAIN THIS IS NEARJEFFERSON STREET IN NORTHPHILADELPHIA SOMEONE SPRAYPAINTED RACIST REMARKS WITH ANARROW POINTING TO THE CIVILRIGHTS LEADER.MURAL ARTS DEPARTMENT WORKERCLEANED OFF THE GRAFFITI WHILEPOLICE CANVAS AREA TALK TO GOWITNESSES HOPING TO CATCHWHOEVER DEFACED THE MURAL.CECIL CECIL B.

MOORE LEDCHARGE TO DESEGREGATE GIRARDCOLLEGE, LOCAL POLITICIAN ANDMARINE.NOW GIVEN HIS CLOSE CONNECTIONTO NORTH PHILADELPHIA, MANYRESIDENT ARE OUTRAGED.I'M APPALLED, IT IS BLACKHISTORY MONTH, IT IS NICEBLACK AREA.I HAVE HAD ENOUGH.REPORTER: AGAIN POLICESTILL TRYING TO CATCH THESUSPECT.ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ISURGED TO CONTACT CENTRALDETECTIVE OR MAKE A ANONYMOUSTIP BY CALLING THE TIP LINE AT215-686-TIPS.WE ARE LIVE OUTSIDE CENTRAL