Episode 11: The Murder of Mulugeta Seraw

In 1988, Mulugeta Seraw lost his life for simply being who he was: a Black man from Ethiopia.  His murder by racist skinheads horrified Portland and exposed the deep roots of white supremacy in the community.  This is Mulugeta's story.     Sources Hate on Trial by Morris Dees A Hundred Little Hitlers by Elinor Langer http://media.oregonlive.com/history/other/2014/12/04/grandjurydecision1.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulugeta_Seraw https://www.splcenter.org/news/2020/10/25/remember-mulugeta-30-years-after-splc-lawsuit-life-and-legacy-man-killed-hate-group https://www.cbsnews.com/news/portland-hate-crime-mulugeta-seraw/ https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/mulugeta-seraw-1960-1988/ https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2014/11/1998_story_legacy_of_a_hate_cr.html https://muse.jhu.edu/article/830039/summary https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/seraw-mulugeta/#.YfHKyOrML3Q https://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-27436-ken-death-mieske-dies.html https://www.oregonlive.com/history/2020/01/white-supremacists-on-trial-for-inciting-murder-required-extraordinary-security-in-portland-case-reverberates-30-years-later.html https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2011/07/27/ken-mieske-skinhead-murderer-ethiopian-student-1988-dies https://billmoyers.com/content/hate-trial-bill-moyers/ https://vimeo.com/129797289 https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2008/11/lessons_from_mulugeta_seraws_b.html https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/06/05/Apologetic-skinhead-gets-life-term/6661613022400/ https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/01/17/kyle-brewster-convicted-in-1988-killing-of-mulugeta-seraw-fought-at-jan-6-pro-trump-rally-in-salem/#:~:text=Released%20from%20prison%20in%202002,the%20white%20supremacist%20group%20Volksfront. https://apnews.com/article/02b78d7936b2c39417c6ff961b166a07 https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/20/us/skinhead-is-sentenced-in-slaying-of-black.html https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/it-happened-in-1988/Content?oid=850524 https://timeline.com/seraw-ethiopian-murder-metzger-b50884b83a92 https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1989-09-02-8909024272-story.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Metzger