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228 - Boston Busing 1974

The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

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The Jungle of South Boston

Cops waited in with clubs swinging away while mounted police rode into the crowd, trampling people. They came up with a plan to bring decoy buses out front while they would hustle the black students out of side door for other waiting buses. South Boston High was closed for the rest of the semester. The black community called for the school to be closed permanently.

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