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Georgia barbershop owner Carl Sylvain was shocked when he got a racist letter in the mail informing him and other nearby Black businesses to leave the area.

“When I first opened it, I thought to myself, ‘Is this a joke?’” Sylvain told Atlanta Black Star, referring to the letter “hurtful” and “offensive.” The barber said he was initially unsure if he should come forward.

“I didn’t want to give them that power,” Sylvain said. “And I didn’t want to spread negativity. Whoever this is, this is just one person who decided to write this cowardly letter.”

Celeb Styles Barbershop was one of three businesses in the Snellville Oaks Shopping Center targeted with the racist letter last week according to CBS 46. Gravity Trampoline Park and Burn Boot Camp also received the letter. The letter labeled “URGENT” reading, “To whom it may concern, we in the Snellville community want it to be known we don’t want anymore ‘n—-r businesses in our community. We want gravity, caleb [sic] barbershop and boot camp gone.”

“Too many n—-r businesses,” the letter added. “We will not support them.”

Slyvain filed a police report, however, he claims authorities don’t have any leads on possible suspects yet. Snellville police have increased officer presence in the area and are working to run fingerprints on the letter. However, the barbershop owner believes the police officers may have a better chance of getting DNA evidence for the letter’s seal.

“[They] had to lick the letter,” he said. Sylvain’s barbershop has been open for about eight months now and says he’s received nothing but support from the community. Therefore, the letter wasn’t something Sylvain didn’t see coming. Sylvain has vowed to not let the incident stop his work of investing in the community surrounding his business. In 2019, he teamed up with comedians DC YoungFly, Chico Bean and Karlous Miller of the “85 South Show” for a charity event where they gave away over 200 free haircuts and handed out backpacks and groceries.

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