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Lillian Stack- Audience



South Boston, also known as Southie, is a predominantly Irish Catholic community. “What is perhaps most telling, however, is how the sheer number of Irish immigrants to Boston came to re-shape electoral politics in the city and hence, over time, the socio-economic conditions of Irish men and women at the dawn of the 20th century... South Boston replaced both the North End as the area of the majority of Irish settlement” ( Nichols). Due to the Potato Famine in 1847, thousands of Irish people came to America that year alone. Then as they were coming to America for a better life, more and more people came. They resided in North end of Boston along the waterfront, however, in 1870 other people were coming to America, so the Irish community moved to South Boston. They lived in one bedroom apartments that housed many, over 100 people in one building. The Bostonians did not like that the Irish were taking their jobs, so many of the Irish were unemployed. So they resorted to crime, violence, and drinking in pubs. As time went by South Boston became the home to mobs, crime, and death.

Nichols, Guild. “North End History: The Irish Influx.” n.p, n.d. Web. 4 January 2016. “Boston Irish History.” //The History Place//. n.p, n.d. Web. 5 January 2016.

Julia Gallagher - Cultural



Southie is a Irish community in South Boston. It is stated, “ Boston has a well-chronicled history of Irish mob activity, particularly in the heavily Irish-American neighbourhoods like Somerville, Charlestown, South Boston "Southie", Dorchester and Roxbury where the earliest Irish gangsters arose during Prohibition” (Wiki). South Boston is iconic for its activity of the Irish mob. The Irish mob was a large part in Southie since it was a community of Irish-Americans. Many of the people grew up in the mob. Although the community use to be mainly made up of Irish, the community has now started to get a mix of cultures. The community today is still mainly made up of whites but continues to grow with diversity.

“Irish Mob.” // Wikipedia //. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2016. "South Boston." // Wikipedia //. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2016.

Christopher Bloomfield- History

Southie is a suburb of boston and is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the United States. Southie is a predominantly irish neighborhood and home to the largest population of working class Irish American immigrants. Southie was also a major key to the boston mob and was home to one of America's most infamous mobsters Whitey Bulger. “By 1979, Whitey Bulger had become a preeminent figure in Boston's organized crime scene. That year, Howie Winter, the boss of the Winter Hill Gang, was sent to prison for fixing horse races, and Bulger assumed the gang's leadership” (Biography.com). When most people think of south boston or “Southie” they tend to associate it with the negative side and think of the big crime history however South Boston is also well known for its classical architecture designed in the early 1800’s. South Boston now is home to many classical arts schools such as the boston center for the arts and the school for the Boston Ballet.

Vadum, Arlene. “A Short History of Boston's South End.” N.P, N.D. Web. 05 January 2016 N.A. “Whitey Bulger Biography.” A&E Television Networks, N.D Web. 05 January 2016