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Michael Faith Incident

Jeremy Roberts

Around the time of the desegregation movement a white student, Michael Faith age 18, got into a shoving match with an African American student; the result of the fight was Faith getting stabbed.Within minutes, members of the community rushed to the school gates to yell at the accused. When they got there one man shouted, ” Get those niggers”. This quote was man speaking for everyone. Eventually, the state troopers and police showed up and the protesters slashed cop cars’ tires left and right even flipping over one police car. The school’s black students were then sent home to Roxbury. The resulting action was South Boston High School being shut down (Time 1).

"Education: Southie Boils Over - TIME." //Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video, Tech Reviews - TIME.com//. 23 Dec. 1974. Web. 06 Jan. 2011. .



Rabbit Inn Incident

Jeremy Roberts

After riots on Dorchester officers tried to arrest a suspecttwo dozen Southie toughs set upon them, and the police lost the man in the crowd. The next night Two dozen police officers burst into the packed Rabbit Inn on Dorchester Street. As many as eight customers were reported injured. Some Southies are convinced that the police raid was an outright reprisal for the previous night's incident (Time).

"BOSTON: From the Schools To the Streets - TIME." //Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video, Tech Reviews - TIME.com//. 21 Oct. 1974. Web. 07 Jan. 2011. .

Whitey Bulger Jeremy Roberts He is the alleged leader of Winter Hill Gang, an Irish-American crime syndicate; which is based on Boston. He was added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List in 1999 and is a fugitive to this day. His criminal career started in 1950’s when he hijacked a liquor truck and joined up a gang that robbed banks in Indiana and Rhode Island. For these crimes he was sent to Alcatraz, however, was released early as part of the government program where they experimented lsd and other mind-altering drugs on him. His criminal He is alleged to be a part of 2 shootings that caused Winter Hill Gang to take over Boston. From these shootings and other work he rose to the top of the Irish mob and sits there to this day at the young age of 82.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_J._Bulger "James J. Bulger." //Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia//. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 27 December 2010. Web. January 8 2011.



Irish Mob By: Spencer Taylor

The Irish Mob took a strong hold in Boston in the early twentieth century. “Boston has a well-chronicled history of Irish mob activity, particularly in the heavily Irish-American neighborhoods like South Boston” (Wikipedia.org). Irish gangsters rose to power during prohibition. However, after prohibition and into the nineteen-thirties, rival Irish gang fights reduced the power of the Irish mob.

Later in the century, Irish mob groups started to arise again. However, fighting between the largest groups such as the Charlestown Mob and the Winter Hill Gang caused problems again which resulted into the leaders of the groups going out of play and the Charlestown Mob being absorbed into the Winter Hill Gang.

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"Irish Mob." //Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia//. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 1 January 2010. Web. January 6 2011.



Irish Immigration By: Spencer Taylor

In 1790, 400,000 People of Irish ancestry or birth lived in the United States (Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups). Because of the potato famine in Ireland, two million Irish immigrated to America during the 1840’s. Irish immigration was largely because peasant struggles, and when they came to America the work that they could dominantly get into was manual labor due to the expanse of American industry. The Irish were very cultural and stuck together, and events such as St. Patrick’s Day helped make that possible. The Irish are currently strong in the Northeast because of, “the huge wave of 19th century Catholic immigrant families settled primarily in the Northeast and Midwest port cities such as Boston, New York, or Chicago” (Wikipedia.org). That is why the Irish mob and gang community has a dominant place in the Northeast.

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"Irish American." //Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia//. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 4 January 2011. Web. 7 January 2011.

Busing of 1974 in Southi By: Spencer Taylor

The desegregation of schools mainly were focused in the South, but as the years went on, desegregation moved to the North. On June 21, 1974, Judge W. Arthur Garrity discovered that a Boston school committee had used techniques to continue segregation but indirectly. Before the 1974-975 school year opened, Garrity was forced to adopt a plan to fix the segregation. The plan worked in two phases. The First Phase of the plan was to bus black students from Roxbury to South Boston. A black student at South Boston high described the events, "You can't imagine how tense it was in the classroom. A teacher was almost afraid to say the wrong thing, because they knew that would excite the whole class, a disturbance in the classroom. The black students sat on one side of the classes. The white students sat on the other side of the classes" (4littlegirls.com). Because of this many families wanted to boycott the public schools for doing so to tutor their children at night. Phase 2 or Garrity's Master plan was the busing of whites to main black areas and the busing of blacks and Latinos. However the plan still did not sink the way he had wanted it to. Tensions still remained very high between the races.

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"School Integration in Boston." 4littlegirls. Web. 8 January 2011.



Michael Patrick MacDonald By: Spencer Taylor

Michael Patrick MacDonald is the author of //All Souls: A Family Story From Southie//. Throughout his life, MacDonald has been an “activist against crime and violence” (Wikipedia.org). He helped the Boston Police Department try to get guns off the street by buying them back, and also help families that have been harmed by violence in Boston. MacDonald teaches the public through public speaking about topics such as race and class, and teaches at the Northeastern University.

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"Michael Patrick MacDonald." //Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia//. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 7 December 2010. Web. 7 January 2011.

Ray Flynn By: Sean Sweeny

Ray Flynn is man that has accomplished a lot life. He was born on July 22, 1939 in South Boston, Massachusetts and soon grew to be a distinguished high school basketball player. He was named MVP at Providence College, but was cut from the Boston Celtics. “Flynn began his illustrious political career in 1971 representing South Boston in the State House, then moved over to Boston City Council before becoming Mayor, a post he held from 1984-1993” (Profile: Ray Flynn). Flynn was also a very religious man. His Catholic faith helped him to make very good decisions as a politician. For this reason, he was appointed to the position of Ambassador to the Vatican for the United States under Former President Bill Clinton. Because of his dedication to South Boston and dedication to the country, he was honored with the position of Grand Marshall of the New York and Cape Cod Saint Patrick’s Day Parades. This is truly a man who has made himself happy throughout his entire life.

Works Cited: "Profile: Ray Flynn." //Boston Irish Tourism Association//. Web. 08 Jan. 2011. . "Raymond Flynn." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. Web. 08 Jan. 2011. .

Roxbury By: Sean Sweeny

Roxbury is a housing community in Boston Massachusetts. However, it used to be the first town and a major city in Massachusetts. It was similar to a suburb of Boston until Boston took it over in 1846. The towns boundaries included, “current Boston neighborhoods of Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, West Roxbury, the South End and much of Back Bay” (Roxbury). Roxbury has been home to many different ethnic groups throughout the years. In the 1800’s, it was home to immigrants of Irish, German, and British decent. This immigration caused first a development of a streetcar suburb, making Roxbury one of the very first cities and West Roxbury a town (Roxbury). Next came a huge immigration of Irish to Roxbury when it was part of Boston. Finally, migrant African Americans came from the south into all parts of the north. Many collected in Roxbury and kicked the Irish out. It was a place that many civil rights movement leaders had great influence over the neighborhood. Huge riots broke out in the town after the assassination of Martin Luther King Junior. Malcolm X even lived in Roxbury for a period of time. Roxbury is currently occupied by 63% African Americans and 24% Hispanic (Roxbury).

Works Cited: "Roxbury, Boston." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. Web. 08 Jan. 2011. . "Roxbury MA." //Google Maps//. Web. 08 Jan. 2011. .

Dorchester By: Sean Sweeny

Dorchester is very similar to Roxbury in almost every way. It was always right next to Roxbury when they were both made. They both were also made towns and annexed by Boston at around the same time. They are also similar in the sense of ethnicity through time. Dorchester had an overwhelming Irish population that turned the town into a efficient industrial revolution town. After the Irish, though, were a migration of African Americans from the south. The majority still barely lies with African Americans at 36%, but is quickly followed by White Non-Hispanic’s at 32%. This 32% of white is presumably mostly made up of Irish Immigrants (Dorchester). In fact, the community of Dorchester is still a hub for Irish Immigrants that come to America.

Works Cited: "Dorchester, Boston." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. Web. 08 Jan. 2011. .

Mattapan By: Tasha Reaves

Mattapan is a popular neighborhood located in Boston. "The Native American Mattahunt Tribe once in habited Mattapan in the early 1600's" (Mattapan). That is where the are the area gets its name. Now however many minority Jewish and Haitian immigrants have migrated there. The area also has a large population of African American immigrants from the Caribbean as well.

"Mattapan." //CityofBoston.gov.// Web. 08 Jan. 2011. 



Southie (or known as South Boston)

By: Tasha Reaves

One of the most famous city neighborhoods in the United States is Southie, which is also known as South Boston. “In Southie, you can still expect to find some of the Irish pubs, Irish bars, local restaurants, historic landmarks, and rugged appeal that have made the neighborhood a household name” (South Boston). Because of its growth it has become one of the most expensive parts of the city. It was formerly known as Dorchester Neck. It is widely known for being a working class Irish-American neighborhood.

“Southie - South Boston Neighborhood.” Squidoo.com. Web. 08 Jan. 2011. <http://www.squidoo.com/southie>



Old Colony Housing Project

The old Colony Housing Project is a housing project in South Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the oldest Boston Housing Authority’s developments. “This is the project where Whitey Bulger and associates Buddy Francis and Kevin Weeks grew up” (Old Colony Housing Project). This is also the location in which Michael Patrick MacDonald grew up. He write about his life there in the book //All Souls: A Family Story From Southie//.

“Old colony Housing Project.” //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. 08 Jan. 2011. < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Colony_Housing_Project>