Levitt Shell, Graceland tagged with BLM, anti-police graffiti
Graceland maintenance employee Grant Williams pressure washes the stone wall outside Graceland on Tuesday, Sept. 1, after protesters spray painted the wall overnight. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Graceland maintenance staff member Bobby Sample tries to remove BLM messages on the Graceland wall after protesters spray pained the wall overnight. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
City employees work to remove the graffiti from the Levitt Shell Sept. 1, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A city worker uses a pressure washer to remove graffiti from the Levitt Shell Sept. 1, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Levitt Shell officials say the pandemic has left them in dire financial straights and vandalism is devastating. Graceland was also tagged with graffiti.
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Linda A. Moore
Linda A. Moore covers education, South Memphis and Whitehaven. A native of South Memphis, Linda has covered news in Memphis and Shelby County for more than 20 years and was formerly a reporter with The Commercial Appeal.
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