VIDEO: Brainwashed KWAns on "Racist Graffiti" (Whitewater, Wisconsin) - Nearly two weeks ago, racial slurs and a death threat were found written in a bathroom at Whitewater High School, but students and the rest of the Whitewater community are now sending their own message opposing racism.

The graffiti discovered in a bathroom at the school named six black students, included racial slurs and threatened death.

The community said the incident has been a wake-up call about racism.

"It does still exist, but it is not the leading voice," said Whitewater resident Mary Sue Reutebuch.

"My family is mixed race, and my daughter is in the elementary school, and there have been minor incidents there," said Lauren Smith, of Whitewater.

Students and residents said racism in school is unacceptable. At Whitewater High School, community volunteers are making buttons with a simple message they want heard loud and clear: "Stop the hate."

"Racism needed to be addressed by the community. It just couldn't be the high school. We as a community needed to support them, making a statement that says, 'No. This isn't who we are,'" said Reutebuch.

The buttons are part of the community's response, but students also wanted to do something on their own. Before class, more than 75 students marched around the flagpole at the center of the high school campus, in silent protest.

"(It was) just to show that we are united against hate. We, as a student body, do not support racism, or any other type of hate," said Elizabeth McComb, a junior at Whitewater High School.

McComb is one of the students who organized the protest. She said she doesn't want the thoughts of a few to label the entire student body.

"We make up the school and the school's image. We represent it, so we have to represent it in a positive way that represents what we believe," said McComb.

Organizers said the efforts to fight racism need to continue, both in the school and in town.

"(We need to) get active in educating the community and children about inclusive beliefs and behavior," said Reutebuch.

The school and community efforts were organized in a relatively short period of time. The buttons were donated by a local church, and the students got word out on the morning's protest using Facebook.

Many said they're upset by the graffiti and want to let everyone else know they won't accept it.

School officials said they interviewed more than 30 students during their investigation into the graffiti and said they learned there are some racist students in the building. Officials are continuing to investigate the incident.