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All Souls: A Family Story from Southie - Research Terms

Michael Faith Incident – The Michael Faith incident occurred in a South Boston High School, where the stabbing of Michael Faith, a Caucasian student occurred. The controversy surrounding this incident was racial, in which a black student was prosecuted for the incident. The school had closed down since the incident, in which the attendance of students of the school had dropped. Riots broke out where racial remarks were spurred toward the black population. Racial tensions were relatively high during and after the incident

"Education: Southie Boils Over - TIME." Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video, Tech Reviews - TIME.com. Web. 06 Jan. 2011. .

Rabbit Inn Incident – The Rabbit Inn Incident Occurred when a brick was thrown at a police vehicle, destroying the windshield. Tactical Patrol Force stormed into the Rabbit Inn, several people also had been reported injured after the Tactical patrol Force’s raid in the inn. A Haitian immigrant was suspected and was captured and prosecuted brutally by the patrol force, ending the beatings with warning shots fired. This incident was believed to be an act of brutality by the police and abusing of powers that the police possess.

"BOSTON: From the Schools To the Streets - TIME." Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video, Tech Reviews - TIME.com. Web. 06 Jan. 2011. .

National Boycott Day – On Nation Boycott Day, immigrants were advised to stay home in order to avoid spending money. This was done to subject the influence of immigrants on the economy. The Bostonists can believe that making unjust laws for immigrants is unfair, for they work as much as anyone else does, and do not deserve to be subjected to laws that make their lives worse.

"Immigrant Protests, Boycott on Tap for May Day - Bostonist." Bostonist: Boston News, Food, Arts & Events. Web. 06 Jan. 2011. .

Whitey Bulger – Bulger was a mobster and a fugitive and was born and raised in Boston. He was first prosecuted and arrested for theft at the age of 14. Bulger indulged in a number of crimes, ranging from bank robbery, gang affiliation and organized crime. Bulger was sent to prison multiple times in his lifetime, where he would constantly pursue a path full of crime. Bulger was on the top ten most wanted list since 1999. He is wanted for his crimes in drug crimes, extortion and robberies.

"John "Whitey" Bulger Biography." Biography.com. Web. 06 Jan. 2011. .

Irish Mob – The irish mob has been one of the oldest crime organizations within the United States. Boston itself had a great history of activity having related to the Irish mob. The Winter Hill Gang was also one of Boston’s most prominent crime organizations, in which they would be involved in typical organized crime activities. The Irish Mob war also occurred within Boston, being a conflict between a rival gang, the Charlestown Mob.

"Irish Mob." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 06 Jan. 2011. .

Irish immigration to America – Irish Immigrants were the less fortunate within the United States, most immigrants that came to work in the United States are subjugated to poverty. Irish Immigrant makes up a large majority of the immigrants coming to America. Irish American assimilated into American society whilst keeping their

Busing of 1974 in Southie - Public schools in Boston had busing plans and segregation laws, in which a school is 50% white, the school has to be balanced according to race. Poor white students were being bused to Roxbury High School, a school abundant in African American students in the ghetto.

"Desegregation Busing in the United States." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 06 Jan. 2011. .

Michael Patrick McDonald – Michael McDonald wrote the book, All Souls: A Family Story from Southie, where he writes a memoir about his life in South Boston. McDonald was an activist who was opposed to crime and violence. As he was an activist, he was involved with the gun-buyback program, where they work with people in Boston’s anti-violence movement.

"Michael Patrick MacDonald." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 06 Jan. 2011. .

Ray Flynn – Was the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts in 1984. Flynn was a pro-life activist, developing a pro-life catholic vote. He served in his political career as a democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Flynn also represented the South Boston neighborhood, during the busing of 1974 in Southie. Flynn later resigned from his position as mayor, while Clinton appointed him as U.S. Ambassador of the Holy See.



"Raymond Flynn." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 07 Jan. 2011. .

Roxbury - Roxbury was a municipality of Boston and the neighborhood. In the early colonies the Massachusetts Bay colony included six villages, Roxbury being one of them. Roxbury became prominent with immigrants from Germany, Ireland and English. Most of the town is agricultural and later developed into a suburban area.



"Roxbury, Boston." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 08 Jan. 2011. .