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Michael Faith Incident Steve Nguyen

The Michael Faith incident happens at South Boston High School. During the time new students that were African America enrolled in to this White school. There was racial violence everywhere. Michael Faith was in a shoving match outside one of the classes when he was stabbed by an African America named James White.

"Education: Southie Boils Over." //Time.// N.P., 23 December 1974. Web. 6 January 2011 

Rabbit Inn Incident Steve Nguyen

The Rabbit Inn Incident was an incident when police raided the Rabbit Inn and eight customers were injured. Some people believe that the raid was because of what happen the night before when a suspect had thrown a brick at a police car’s windshield and the suspect had escaped. According to the police for the reason of the raid is because they were just answering a distress call.

//BOSTON: From the Schools To the Streets.// Time. N.P., 21 October. 1974. Web. 8 January 2011 

Whitey Bulger Steve Nguyen

Whitey Bulger also named as James Whitey Bulger. Whitey was a neck name he had received because of his light blond hair. Bugler was known for his bad behaviors as a teenager for fights and wild car chases. Later on he spend nine years in prison for bank robberies. Around 1970’s Bulger was known as a touch enforcer and ruthless killer for being in the Somerville’s Winter Hill Gang. In 1975, Bulger started working with a FBI John Connolly with information on other mobs. They made deals with each other. Bulger ended up as a top mobster because other top mobsters were arrested with the help of Bulger. In the 1990’s John Connolly retired and Bulger was targeted and fled.

James 'Whitey' Bulger. Boston.com. Web. 8 January 2011 < http://www.boston.com/news/packages/whitey/characters/bulger.htm>

Irish Mob Steve Nguyen

Boston was one of the places where the Irish Mob started. The Irish Mobs were in neighborhoods like Somerville, Charlestown, South Boston, Dorchester and Roxbury. The Irish Mobs stated during the Prohibition time. One of the successful Irish Mobs in Boston was the Winter Hill Gang.

"Irish Mob" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 1 Jan. 2011. Web. 8 Jan. 2011.

Irish Immigration to America Steve Nguyen

The Irish started immigrating to America during the nineteenth century. When the Act of Union of 1803 let British policy toke over. This made it harder for the Irish people so they decided to immigrate to America. Around the 1820 – 1830 and to the 1840s there were 2 million Irish immigrated who immigrated to America.

The Irish. Library.thinkquest.org. Web. 8 January 2011 < http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/Irish.html>

Busing of 1974 in Southie Steve Nguyen

The Busing of 1917 in Southie was when whites and blacks road to each other’s neighborhoods. They will be in the same neighbor hoods and schools. These busing caused angers in the parents. The busing happen causes of the courts order it.

//BOSTON: Why Southie Stands Fast.// Time. N.P., 28 October. 1974. Web. 8 January 2011 < http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,908903,00.html>

Michael Patrick Macdonald By Armando Vallejo



He is an American author and activist who is best known for his book, “All Souls”. Macdonald grew up in South Boston’s old colony housing project in which during that time he had “lost 4 siblings and saw his generation being decimated by poverty, crime, and addiction”, (Diebboll). These experiences have motivated him into becoming an activist, in which involves him setting up anti-violent initiatives like gun-buyback programs. He currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. Diebboll, Erin. “Michael Patrick Macdonald: Bio”. 2009. N.P., Web. 7 Jan. 2011 []

Raymond Flynn By Armando Vallejo



He was the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts and former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See. Before he got into politics he was an accomplished basketball player who had apparently became the MVP for Providence College in the1963 National Invitational Tournament, (Wikipedia,org). After serving on the Boston Council in 1978 he decided to run for mayor during 1983. He won the election and was in office from 1984 to 1991. “Raymond Flynn”. //Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia//. N.P., Web. 8 Jan. 2011 []