Tag: raymond flynn
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Raymond Flynn: The South Boston insider who struggled to keep his alma mater open and ascended to political prominence
During four days of violence in October 1979, bands of boycotting high school students roamed the streets of Downtown Crossing, attacking and intimidating black workers and students. One of the groups had just chased away some black youths near the Common. Two black teens, Allen Moore, 19, and Denise Smith, 16, were having lunch nearby…