May 14, 2026hate crime vandalismcivil rightshate crimespublic safetyright wing attackanti Blackhate crime
Historic Black cemetery in Florida vandalized with political graffiti
Old Memphis Cemetery, a historic African American cemetery in Palmetto, Florida, was vandalized, with gravesites damaged and political graffiti referencing Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis spray-painted on tombs. No arrests had been made at the time of Reuters reporting, so the event is inserted as a provisional hate-crime and political-vandalism record rather than attributed to a specific politician or campaign.