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Thirty years ago, three white supremacist skinheads beat Ethiopian immigrant Mulugeta Seraw to death on the streets of a quiet southeast Portland neighborhood. Those men pleaded guilty and were sentenced for the crime, but then there was a civil trial that held the White Aryan Resistance head Tom Metzger accountable for his direct role in the murder. Seraw’s fatal beating was shown in court to be part of Metzger’s recruiting strategy for the white supremacist group. The Urban League of Portland is commemorating Mulugeta Seraw on the 30th anniversary of his death, Nov. 13. We are joined by community activist Joyce Harris and Portland civil rights attorney Elden Rosenthal, who co-led the case against Tom Metzger.
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