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Michael Faith Incident
Kayla Kipers 

On December 23, 1974 the Michael faith incident took place outside of south Boston high classroom. There was a shoving match going on between Michael Faith, 18, a white student from South Boston and James White, 18, a black student from Roxbury and many other kids. Than James White stabbed Michael Faith, police arrived on scene within seconds and arrested James White. Michael Faith was rushed to the hospital for surgery. Than within minutes multiple “Southie” residents rioted in from of the high school screaming “Bus them back to Africa!”(Education: Southie Boils Over). Even more police officers came to stop the riot and when the 125 state troopers arrived, the mob attacked the police cruisers by slashing the tires and even tipping one over. All of the black students still within the school vacated the school from the back and loaded on to buses with no injury.

“Education: Southie Boils Over.” //Time//. Time Inc. 1974 Dec. 23. Web. 2010 Jan. 7.

Rabbit Inn Incident Kayla Kipers

The Rabbit Inn incident was all cause by the desgregation and the busing of black students to all the schools in Southie, this is what began residential riots. At first the conflicts just started at the schools and than ended up getting the whole community involved. Kevin H. White, the Mayor of Southie at the time said “Violence which once focused on the school and busses us now engulfing the whole community” (Boston: From the Schools to the Streets). The riots were so bad that when the buses were on route they had to be guarded by police officers because the residents of Southie would mob the buses. While Police officers were guarding a bus a brick flew and broke the windshield of a squad car. When officers tried to arrest the man, many residents attacked the police officers. Shortly after that incident police officers raided the Rabbit Inn, which was a bar. The reason for police officers raiding this business was because the supporters of the crowd were there. Many riots still went on and than finally they complained to the politicians and the buses stopped carrying black students.

“Boston: From the Schools To the Streets.” Time. Time Inc. 1974 Oct. 21. Web. 2010 Jan. 8.
National Boycott Day Kayla Kipers

MacDonald, Michael Patrick. All Souls. Boston, Massachusetts: Beacon Press, 1999. Print.
Whitey Bulger Erica Krauss Whitey Bulger’s real name is James Joseph Bulger Jr. He is wanted for being the leader of the Winter Hill Gang, which is an Irish-American crime family in Boston, Massachusetts. He is now wanted for racketeering, murder, conspiracy to commit murder, extortion, conspiracy to commit extortion, money laundering, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and narcotics distribution. In March of 1956 he was arrested and sentenced to 25 years in prison during June of that same year for hijacking a liquor truck and for being part of a crew that robbed banks in Rhode Island and Indiana. Bulger was released after serving only 9 years in jail. Bulger fled Boston on December 23, 1994 because people agreed to testify to having paid him protection money. Many people still claim to see him walking around some places, but it is unclear of where he is and whether he is still alive or not.

Irish Mob

Irish immigration to America Erica Krauss

During the 19th century, Boston is mostly identified by the Irish even though many of the Irish people were persecuted. The Irish came over even though when they got to America they faced lives of poverty and discrimination. Some of the people came over with barely enough to get by for a week or two without having any relatives or friends to help them. Some of the Irish people turned back even though the situations they had already left were worse. The Irish people had to adjust the way they lived, which included religion and even the way they obtained food. Ireland had plenty of land for them to grow their food, while Boston had no places to grow their food, which made them use more money because they had to pay for their food. The Irish also had to fight for jobs and even took jobs they considered beneath them. They had to fight for their jobs because they were discriminated against in America. The Irish also lived in unsanitary conditions, which led to diseases that had vanished and then returned when the Irish started to go to Boston. The Irish overcame and dealt with all of these problems to be able to live in America.

Busing of 1974 in Southie Taylor Grenier In 1974, South Boston, riots over allowing blacks to ride busses with whites going to public schools. Author of "All Souls," Michael Patrick McDonald, writes about being part of a riot at the age of 8, throwing a rock at a bus full of blacks, not intending to hit a window, only to be seen throwing a rock at the bus. In this situation, parents and students of both races were weary about combining schools. Michael notes that " all-white schools in South Boston, in many ways were just as bad as the all-black schools in surrounding neighborhoods," (Toppo) as far as violence and education. At the time, the issue was effecting everyone in Boston, and not all were accepting to the change.

Toppo, Greg. “Young Rioter Recalls Seething in Soutie.” People. Time Inc. 2004 May 17. Web. 2010 Jan. 8.
Michael Patrick McDonald Taylor Grenier Michael McDonald is an author from South Boston who grew up in the projects. Throughout his life he was surrounded by a declining society, watching his surroundings be decimated. Michael lost four siblings and watched his generation fall into poverty, crime and addiction. Michael grew up to be a leading activist in his community and help with several anti-violence initiatives. Michael took his works to the nation helping groups in need, such as young people and surviving families. McDonald is know for two books, All Souls, and Easter Rising, both novels based on his experiences as a child and protesting. McDonald, Michael. “Michael Patrick McDonald: Bio.” Michael Patrick McDonald. michaelpatrickmacdonald.com. 2009. Web. 2010 Jan. 8.

Ray Flynn Taylor Grenier Flynn started his career as a basketball player at Providence College where he managed to achieve the title of an All-American Basketball star. His senior year, at the 1963 National Invitation Tournament, Flynn won the MVP, and went on to play for the Boston Celtics, the last player to be cut for the team. At the time, the Celtics were the World Champion team. Flynn moved on afterward to pursue a career in politics. Ray Flynn comes into frame as a Massachusetts House Representative from the Democratic party, representing South Boston, where he dealt with the Bussing Crisis of the early 70's. Ray Flynn moved on several years later to serve on the Boston City Counsil where he successfully ran for Mayor of Boston, and to be re-elected in 1988 and 1992. "Raymond Flynn.” Raymond Flynn. Wikipedia . 2009. Web. 2010 Jan. 10. Roxbury Taylor Grenier Founded in 1630, Roxbury is one of the first towns within Massachusetts, but didn't become a city until the mid 1800's. In the 1800's, Roxbury started to see the industry and some of the first streetcar suburbs. Boston at the time was predominantly white, with English, Irish, and German descendants. Following Roxbury's annexation into Boston, it's main commerce developed in Dudley Square, as well as most community activities, as the massive immigration of Irish flooded Boston. Going into the 20th century, many started moving north in Boston, leaving Roxbury the main African-American community. Following events of Martin Luther King Jr., riots and protests started o break out in South of Boston, discouraging commerce and living situations, leading housing and schooling to dramatically decline. For some time, Roxbury had been deemed one of the most dangerous areas to live in within Boston due to the outbreak of drugs, mainly crack within the community. Lately, efforts to rebuild Roxbury have been taking place in interest of restoring it's old heritage. "Roxbury, Boston.” History: Roxbury, Boston. Wikipedia . 2009. Web. 2010 Jan. 10.

Dorchester Dorchester is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. Settlers from the ship Mary and john founded it in 1630 (Dorchester, Boston). It was annexed to Boston in 1870. Dorchester was known for high rates of crime and bad living conditions. Between1870 and 1920 the population of Dorchester jumped a lot. It went from only 12,000 when Boston was annexed to 150,000 in 1920. This was mainly because of the implementation of railroads and streetcars. Dorchester is the home of the first public elementary school in America, called Mather school( Dorchester, Boston).

“Dorchester, Boston.” //Wikipedia.// Web. 8 January 2010.

Mattapan Matthew kempin Mattapan is a neighborhood in Boston. It officially became part of Boston when Dorchester was annexed in 1870. It is the southernmost neighborhood in Boston. Mattapan currently has about 30,000 people living in it (Mattapan, Mass.). It received the nickname “murder pan” because of its gang violence(welcome to Mattapan). Mattapan went through a rapid ethnic change between 1968-1970 when banks redlined housing. Forcing jews to move out and encouraging white people not to move there and pushed them into suburbs(Mattapan, Massachusetts). This changed the overall population to black, Irish, and Haitian people. "Mattapan, Massachusetts" //wikipedia. Web. 8 Jan. 2010.//

Southie (or known as South Boston) Matthew Kempin

South Boston is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. It is known as a Irish American neighborhood because Boston is a place where many immigrants arrived at. Along with Irish immigrants were polish and Lithuanian who also settled into Boston. South Boston got national attention when it opposed school desegregation when it bused students to other neighborhoods (South Boston, Boston). South Boston was home to many housing projects, some of the oldest in the United States. The oldest housing project in Boston was recently knocked down and became a retirement housing building ( South Boston, Boston). In the past thirty years South Boston has changed from a dominant white population to a more mixed society (South Boston, Boston). South Boston has the first Vietnam veteran’s memorial in the United States, which was made 13 months before the one in Washington, D.C (South Boston, Boston).

“South Boston, Boston.” //Wikipedia.// Web. 8 Jan. 2010.

Old Colony Housing Project Matthew Kempin The old colony housing project is located in south Boston. It was built in 1941 as one of the first in Boston. It was in this housing project that Michael Patrick MacDonald grew up. The old colony project is a white ghetto that is known to have a lot of drug problems and violence(Ott). Any hate crimes against blacks were quickly dealt with. Lifestyles of old colony were rough, MacDonald recalled leaving the lights on all night to keep cockroaches away. Additionally they could not control their radiators and had the windows open during the winter to keep the temperature controlled (MacDonald).

Ott, Bill. “Story Lines America.” Web. January 8 2010.