Boston mayor apologises to Black men falsely accused of high-profile 1989 murder
by Josh Marcus
Dec 20, 2023
3 minutes
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It might not be as nationally well known as the Central Park 5 case of the same year, but the 1989 killing of Carol Stuart, and its long, racist aftermath, followed much the same dynamics: a lurid accusation of violence against a white woman painting people of colour as threats; an aggressive police response; a decades-long fight to find the truth.
This week, Mayor Michelle Wu formally apologised to Willie Bennett and Alan Swanson, Black men who were falsely accused of fatally shooting
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