Declaring the apology "just the beginning of a much longer journey of accountability and action," Wu presented physical copies of the apology at a press conference to Alan Swanson, one of the two men, and relatives of the other man, Willie Bennett, who was not present. "To every Black resident, I am sorry not only for the abuse our city enacted, but for the beliefs and the bias that brought them to bear in the first place," said Wu, who became the first woman and person of color elected mayor in Boston in 2021. Wu's apology comes after the release of an HBO series, "Murder in Boston," that dissects the killing and its aftermath, which exacerbated the city's long-standing racial tensions.
In 1989, Charles Stuart told police a Black man shot and killed his pregnant wife. His accusation resulted in the racist harassment of Black men, and it was later revealed that Stuart was the one who orchestrated the murder.
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