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racist hate mail sent Afro-Amercian family | Daily Star HATRED: Copes found the capped-up typed message in an addressed envelope in her letterbox [IG ]

Distraught Ronica Copes found the capped-up typed message in an envelope in her letterbox.

“Attn: African-American family,” begins the letter, which the 37-year-old later posted on Facebook.

“This is coming from Lindenhurst Community.”

“Lindenhurst is 84% white population. You don't belong here!!!

"Please leave Lindenhurst as soon as you can. It will be better for all of us." NOTE: The letter that was sent to the family telling them to move out [IG ]

Victim Darcell Copes

The note ends with the hate-fuelled mailer advising the family to move to another town and even apologises for the blunt remarks.

“Find the town where there are more people like you.

“Sorry if this is rude, but it's the truth."

Ronica has lived in Lindenhurst in the town of Babylon with her mother, her two siblings and five nieces and nephews since September 2013.

The deeply upset 37-year-old said the letter was the only racism she had suffered since moving to the area.

Her mum Darcell said the note had shaken the whole family.

“I went from being fearful, protecting my family, to being totally confused, and wanted to know who and why,” the fearful woman told TV station WNBC-TV.

“Today, it becomes even deeper: is it someone in the school district, is it the guy at the corner store, is it my neighbour down the street? Where?”

Locals and officials joined forces to slam the sick letter. UNITED: Locals and officials in the community say there is no room for racism [IG ]

In a statement elected officials said: “The best way to fight bias is with solidarity and we stand with all of our residents in declaring that there is no place for this type of intolerance and hatred in the Village of Lindenhurst, the Town of Babylon, or anywhere in our community.

Police are treating the incident as a hate crime.