 Boston Free Speech rally attendees in the Parkman Bandstand on the Boston Common | |
| Date | August 19, 2017 |
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| Venue | Boston Common |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
| Coordinates | 42°21′18″N 71°03′56″W / 42.35500°N 71.06556°W |
| Arrests | 33 |
The Boston Free Speech Rally[1] took place at the Boston Common on August 19, 2017.[2][3][4] The organizers and participants were characterized as adherents of the alt-lite, a loosely organized right-wing political movement. Around 50 people attended the rally, and they were met by tens of thousands of counterprotesters.[5][6]
- ^ Glum, Julia (August 19, 2017). "Boston Free Speech Rally Ends Early After 15K Counter-Protesters Drown It Out". Newsweek.
- ^ Sanchez, Ray (August 19, 2017). "Thousands march in Boston in protest of controversial rally". CNN. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ^ DeCosta-Klipa, Nik; Dwyer, Dialynn; Waller, John (August 15, 2017). "What we know about the 'free speech' rally on Boston Common". Boston.com. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ^ Keneally, Meghan; Katersky, Aaron (August 18, 2017). "Boston ready for 'free speech' rally but 'we don't want hate groups'". ABC News. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- ^ Owen, Tess (August 19, 2017). "How Boston's massive "free speech" rally fell apart". Vice News. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- ^ "Boston "free speech" rally ends after counter-protesters take to streets". CBS News. Retrieved August 19, 2017.