Black Musician Files Lawsuit to Bankrupt White Supremacist Group Over Alleged Attack

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Black Musician Files Lawsuit to Bankrupt White Supremacist Group Over Alleged Attack
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Charles Murrell III, a Black teacher and musician, has filed a lawsuit against the white supremacist group Patriot Front, alleging that its members assaulted him during a march in Boston last year. Murrell claims he was surrounded, punched, kicked, and beaten with metal shields in a racially motivated attack. The investigation into the incident remains open, and no one has been charged. Murrell seeks justice, accountability, and to bankrupt Patriot Front, which advocates for violence and a "white" United States. The lawsuit alleges civil rights violations, assault and battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

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