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Protests and riots broke out in front of South Boston High School during busing desegregation in the 1970s. South Boston residents were incensed at the concept of primarily white South Boston students going to primarily black neighborhood schools and…

Ten years after the busing protests in South Boston, a former teacher at South Boston High recalls the events while sitting on the steps of the school. She kept a journal throughout the series of events and went on to publish "Southie Won't Go" about…

Dorchester Heights served as a major strategic military and vantage point for the Continental Army. The commanding position put pressure on the British Army to evacuate the city of Boston.

Every year residents of South Boston celebrate the British evacuation of Boston with an Evacuation Day parade. The primarily Irish population of South Boston has since combined the Evacuation Day parade with St. Patricks Day due to the coincidence of…