Photos and videos on social media appeared to show throngs of protesters marching under the banner of the Patriot Front, characterized by the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center as a white supremacist group; Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and other city leaders have spoken out. Boston community and faith leaders gathered for a press conference Monday morning calling for action by city leaders after a demonstration by dozens of apparent white supremacists who marched through the city’s streets and an alleged attack on a Black man on Saturday. The Boston Police Department said it learned around 12:30 p.m. that about 100 protesters had gathered on Congress Street near City Hall Plaza Saturday. Photos and videos posted to social media appeared to show throngs of protesters marching under the banner of the Patriot Front, characterized by the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center as a white supremacist group. Mayor Michelle Wu said Monday that investigators are looking into a confrontation that broke out during the march near Back Bay station, though no charges have been filed at this time. A photo captured by a Boston Herald photographer appears to show marchers clashing with a Black man.
via nbcboston: Community Leaders Condemn Hate After White Supremacists March Through Boston
siehe auch: ‘Cowardly as it is disgusting’: White supremacist group attacks Black man during march in Boston. A White supremacist group that marched through the streets of Boston on Saturday allegedly attacked a Black man during a confrontation. According to the Boston Herald, a group of about 100 Patriot Front members was spotted flying flags and holding shields while marching through downtown Boston. The members who partook in the march covered their faces with white masks and wore sunglasses. Photos also showed them flying colonial and upside-down flags of the United States. Multiple flags also displayed the symbol of Benito Mussolini’s National Fascist Party.
