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January 14, 2025

Judge Orders Patriot Front to Pay Black Musician $2.8 Million After Racist Attack in Boston
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A federal judge has ordered the white supremacist group Patriot Front
and its leader to pay some $2.8 million in damages for violating the
civil rights of a Black musician who was attacked by Patriot Front
members in Boston's Back Bay in 2022. The attackers approached Charles
Murrell III as he was headed to perform at a Fourth of July event,
pinned him to a lamppost and kicked and punched him. They were also
heard using a racist insult against Murrell.


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