Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Issues Official Apology to Wrongfully Arrested Men in 1989 Stuart Murder Case
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued a formal apology to Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett, two Black men who were wrongfully arrested and accused of a 1989 murder. The apology comes more than 34 years after the incident, which inflamed racial tensions in the city. The wrongful arrests were part of a systemic campaign targeting Black men, and the apology follows a sweeping investigation by the Boston Globe and an HBO documentary.
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