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Riots, arson, and executions: Immigrants have long faced a hostile reception in Mass.
Xenophobia. Racism. Riots. Murder. In Boston’s immigration story, it’s all there. Also courage, resilience, privation and pluck — and the gradual acceptance of some newcomers and their rise ...
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‘Celtics City' beyond the episode: The 70s C's and the ‘worst stain in Boston's history'
Outside of the Boston Celtics’ two NBA titles, the 1970s marked a dark decade in the city’s history. The Boston desegregation ...
The Harvard Crimson13y
Roxbury, Quiet in Past, Finally Breaks into Riot; Why Did Violence Occur?
Last year a riot was unthinkable to many of Roxbury's residents. This year one happened. Until June 2, Boston's predominantly Negro section of Roxbury was a peaceful community. In the areas of ...
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The Boston Massacre
As the number of soldiers quartered in Boston increased, so did tensions between them and local residents. A number of skirmishes were documented in the years between the Stamp Act riots and the ...