Jamestown Police, FBI Investigating Hate Speech Vandalism of Underground Railroad Tableau Statues

Jamestown Police and the FBI are investigating the vandalism of the Underground Railroad Tableau in Dow Park after anti-Semitic and anti-African American language was found on the statues.

The vandalism was discovered and reported on Sunday and has since been cleaned off by the Jamestown Parks Department.

This incident follows the theft of one of the tableau statues back in early May that still has not been recovered. Anyone with information on either case is asked to contact Jamestown Police or the anonymous tips line at 716 483 Tips (8477).

The Jamestown Justice Coalition is planning a “Hate Has No Home Here” rally at 11am, Saturday, July 10th at Dow Park as a response to the incident.

Around 100 Attend “Hate Has No Home” Rally Following Vandalism of Underground Railroad Tableau

Around 100 people attended a "Hate Has No Home" Rally in Dow Park Saturday following the vandalism of the Underground Railroad Tableau. The rally was organized by the Jamestown Justice Coalition and followed the discovery of anti-Semitic and White Supremacy language written on the statues of the Tableau over the…

July 12, 2021

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Human Rights Commission Release Statement on Underground Railroad Tableau Vandalism

The Jamestown Human Rights Commission has released a statement against the racist, anti-Semitic vandalism of the Underground Railroad Tableau Statues in Dow Park. The statement read in part, "The Commission is disappointed by the repeated malicious activity that has happened in Dow Park in recent months. The looting of the…

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UPDATED: JPD Investigating Disappearance of Underground Railroad Statue

***Story Updated To Reflect New Information*** Jamestown Police are investigating the disappearance of a statue from the Underground Railroad Tableau at Dow Park. Parks Department workers discovered the statue, which is estimated to weigh between 500 and 600 pounds, was missing early Monday morning. Parks Crews had just reinstalled the…

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