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1. Michael Faith Incident- The Micheal Faith Incident is a significant event during racial desegregation in Boston that happened on December 11th of 1974. The stabbing lead to a strong reaction from the white students capturing 125 black students and refused them to board buses. 14 police officers were injured and this resulted in four arrests.This event came from the race riots that happened at The South Boston High School, there were two fights one riot and two walk outs that lead up to The Michael faith Incident. Taylor, Steven. //Desegregation in Boston and Buffalo: The Influence of Local Leaders.// New York, NY. Albany Printing Press. 1998. 5 Jan. 2011.

2. Rabbit Inn Incident- On October 4th a a brick was thrown the window of a Tactical Patrol Force patrol unit, the ensuing car chase lead to the local bar 'Rabbit Inn' in which the suspect was protected from the would be arresting officer, and the loan officer did not attempt to attain the suspect. The next night according to the patrons the TPF entered the bar and beat the bar patrons and began vandalizing the inside of the bar. The Boston Police department did not comment on the incident other than saying that the TPF responded to a call of an officer in distress at the location and that the officers did not use exesive force. This event was spawned from the growing tensions. Taylor, Steven. //Desegregation in Boston and Buffalo: The Influence of Local Leaders.// New York, NY. Albany Printing Press. 1998. 5 Jan. 2011.

3. National Boycott Day National Boycott Day was on October 4th in the 1970's. People decided that they wanted to boycott everything. With tensions rising people were getting angry, and they wanted to do what they felt by protecting their family by staying home and out of the way.

4. Whitey Bulger



James J Bulger aka Whitey Bulger was an alleged leader of the Winter Hill Gang, which is an Irish American Crime Family Based in Boston Mass. He is currently on the FBI most wanted fugitives for Murder, conspiracy to commit murder, extortion, conspiracy to commit extortion, money laundering and narcotics distribution. He was in and out of jail and prision for his early life. His current whereabouts are unknown. "John 'Whitey' Bulger Biography." Biography.com. Web. 05 Jan. 2011.

5. Irish Mob The Irish Mob is one of the first organized crime groups in the United States. The Irish Mob has appeared in most major American cities, including Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, and New Orleans. Outside of Ireland places that have seen a major influence of the Irish Mob are Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. The mob Originated from ‘The Winter Hill Gang’ who’s first boss was James “Buddy” Mclean once he was sent to prison he was succeeded by James J Whitey Bulger, much like the Italian mob the Irish Mob was there for power they murdered, robbed and sold their was to power. Steerforth Press: Publisher of Fine Books - Fiction and Nonfiction. Web. 05 Jan.

6. Irish immigration to America Much like every other race that was being treated unfairly in their home country, America was seen to be the answer for happiness. Irish immigrants Got on 'slave like ships' and were brought to America. "Early immigrant letters described it as a land of abundance and urged others to follow them through the 'Golden Door' "(Kinsella ). All major cities had their "Shanty Towns" where the Irish people kept together. Things were difficult for the immigrants. "Irish Immigrants in America during the 19th Century." Kinsella Page. Web. 05 Jan. 2011.

7. Busing of 1974 in Southie In south Boston during desegregation Irish people did not at all cope well with blacks on their buses. There were countless riots in which whites did not allow the black to board the buses. Things also got extremely violent blacks had to have police escorts to get on the bus to work and school. "HGSE News: Busing in Boston--Looking Back at the History and Legacy." Harvard Graduate School of Education. Web. 05 Jan. 2011.

8. Michael Patrick MacDonald Michael Patrick MacDonald is an Irish American activist who is against crime and violence he is the author of a best seller memoir All Souls: A Family Story From Southie. MacDonald was born in South Boston in 1966. He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, and is constantly working on writing and public speaking. He also teaches many classes at Northeastern University in Boston. His best seller All Souls: A Family Story From Southie won an American Book Award and a New England Literary Lights Award. He writes a gripping memoir about his life growing up in the housing projects in South Boston; a very white Irish Catholic neighborhood. He tells us about the crime, drugs, and violence that happened in his neighborhood throughout his time there. Diebboll, Erin. "Bio." Michael Patrick Macdonald. 2009. Web. 6 Jan. 2011.

9. Ray Flynn Raymond Leo Flynn used to be the Mayer of Boston, Massachusetts from 84-93. Shortly after that he was appointed United States Ambassador to the Holy by Pres. Clinton. Before he entered into politics he was a all American basketball player at the Providence College. He was selected most valuable player in 1963 during his senior year. He was the last player cut from the then “World Champion Boston Celtics”. He began his political career as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 71-79 he represented South Boston neighborhood during the “busing crisis”. Quinlin, Michael P. "Ray Flynn, The Pride of South Boston." BITA. Web. 6 Jan. 2011.

10. Roxbury Roxbury is a dissolved neighborhood of Boston Massachusetts, United States. It was one of the first towns to be found in Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 and became a city a city in 1846 until they were annexed to Boston on January 5, 1868. Roxbury is currently one of the twenty one official neighborhoods of Boston. P lanet Ware. "Planet Ware." Boston- Roxbury. 2010. Web. 6 Jan. 2011.

11. Dorchester The name comes from a town that resided in the English county of Dorset. Puritans that came to the place and were named 'Dots'. "Dorchester, including a large portion of today's Boston, was separately incorporated in 1630. It was still a primarily rural town and had a population of 12,000 when annexed to Boston in 1870. Railroad and streetcar lines brought rapid growth, increasing the population to 150,000 by 1920" (Wiki). "Dorchester, Boston." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. 05 Jan. 2011. Web. 08 Jan. 2011.

12. Mattapan Mattapan is a neighborhood in Boston. Since the 1600s the population in Mattapan is have been mostly Irish, Jewish, Haitian, and now black people. Mattapan is a low class neighborhood and During the 1600's it was considered the "ghetto" of Boston. It is located in South Boston and is one of the many neighborhoods that is put together to make Boston. "Mattapan." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. 06 Jan. 2011. Web. 08 Jan. 2011.

13. Southie (or known as South Boston) South Boston is a very populated neighborhood in Boston it is east of the Fort Point Channel. Formerly known as Dorchester Neck and is refered to as southie by the Irish residents. It is known to be a workingclass irish american neighborhood. "South Boston." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. 06 Jan. 2011. Web. 08 Jan. 2011.

14. Old Colony Housing Project The Old Colony housing project is a housing development in South Boston. It is located near the Oceanside. It was built in 1940. It is currently the most physically stressed site in Southie. The project has a few more than 16 acres stuffed with 873 apartments in 22 three-story buildings made of brick. This place was a sardine can for mainly Irish people. "Boston Housing Authority-Old Colony." //Boston Housing Authority-Welcome to the Boston Housing Authority.// Web 7 Jan. 2011.