Speakers, Journalists, Allowed Access to “Boston Free Speech” Event on Common — This Time, No Violence

Speakers, Journalists, Allowed Access to “Boston Free Speech” Event on Common — This Time, No Violence

BOSTON — When Alex Moffatt ventured to the Boston Common for a free speech rally in August, counter-protesters spotted his bright red "Make America Great Again" ballcap and chased after him away, as documented by the NewBostonPost in a video.

On Saturday, Moffatt returned with his hat to the Common for another free speech rally but unlike last time, the Burlington resident managed to enter the Parkman Bandstand, where the speakers were assembling. A small police escort assisted Moffatt and others away from the crowd of counter-protesters, which numbered far less than the estimated 40,000 that demonstrated on the Common almost exactly three months ago.

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