Jury: Black bikers race was a factor, but city won t pay
by Michelle Liu, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 11, 2020 10:58 am EDT
Last Updated Dec 11, 2020 at 11:14 am EDT
FILE- In this May 19, 2005 file photo, motorcyclists head southbound on North Kings Highway through Myrtle Beach, S.C., during the Carolina Harley-Davidson Dealers Association Myrtle Beach Rally. The beach town in South Carolina is in the second week of a federal trial over whether it discriminates against thousands of Black tourists who visit every May to celebrate motorcycle culture. (Joaquin Siopack/The Sun News via AP, File)
COLUMBIA, S.C. The city of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was motivated by race when it created a traffic plan designed to “suck the fun” out of Black Bike Week, a federal jury has found. But the same jury sided against the bikers, saying the city probably would have imposed the plan anyway.
Jury: Myrtle Beachâs traffic loop during Bikefest would have been used regardless of race A jury reached a verdict in the lawsuit filed against the city of Myrtle Beach over Bikefest. (Source: WMBF News file photo) By Brad Dickerson | December 10, 2020 at 5:39 PM EST - Updated December 10 at 5:43 PM
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) â A federal jury has reached a verdict in a lawsuit filed against the city of Myrtle Beach by the NAACP that centers around the Atlantic Beach Bikefest.
The NAACPâs lawsuit accused the city of Myrtle Beach and the Myrtle Beach Police Department of implementing policies that discriminate against the mostly African-American attendees of Bikefest, which is also known as Black Bike Week.