Ellis County judge is suspect in vandalism of segregation-era ‘negroes’ sign in courthouse
A court filing from the Ellis County DA says County Judge Todd Little is shown on a video uploaded to YouTube directing another man to spray paint over the historic sign, which was preserved as a lesson highlighting the mistakes of the past.
Ellis County Judge Todd Little talks about the Ellis County office relocation and the segregation-era Negroes sign on November 17, 2020, at the Ellis County Courthouse in Waxahachie, Texas. Ellis County Constable Precinct 3 Curtis Polk Jr. posted a statement on Facebook last month after a commissioner’s court vote forced him to relocate his office to the basement of the courthouse, near the sign. Polk was later moved to a private office after the controversy broke, and now the county judge is a suspect in an act of vandalism against the sign.